In the words of Debora Hirsch: At Echoes of the Mediterranean, I focus on three plant species from macchia mediterranea, the dense vegetation typical of coastal Mediterranean regions. Recognized as a biodiversity hot spot due to its exceptional concentration of species and high density of endemic plants, macchia mediterranea is currently facing significant biodiversity loss. These three Mediterranean species appear as floating ghosts within their environment, alluding to their threatened existence in nature.
The exhibition includes an external 150 m² screen, positioned 120 meters above the ground and visible from all over the city of Genoa, featuring plant species from Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Asia, while extending the installation’s reach beyond its physical boundaries and into the urban landscape.
My Plant artworks highlight biodiversity and conservation issues through the beauty of forms, textures, colors, and intricate compositions. In these works, the absence of a single element causes the entire composition to “collapse," symbolizing the balance of ecosystems, which achieve their full complexity and vitality when undisturbed by excessive human interference, guided by the subtle dynamics of their natural processes. Technology plays a crucial role in amplifying this message, inviting reflection on our relationship with nature—not as something to dominate or commodify, but as something of which we are inherently a part and an active agent.
Debora Hirsch, Echoes of the Mediterranean
Curated by Pietro Battarra and Pietro Cattai
Dates: 20 September – 20 October 2024
Location: Nexus, Terrazza Colombo, Torre Piacentini, Genoa
The exhibition includes an external 150 m² screen, positioned 120 meters above the ground and visible from all over the city of Genoa, featuring plant species from Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Asia, while extending the installation’s reach beyond its physical boundaries and into the urban landscape.
My Plant artworks highlight biodiversity and conservation issues through the beauty of forms, textures, colors, and intricate compositions. In these works, the absence of a single element causes the entire composition to “collapse," symbolizing the balance of ecosystems, which achieve their full complexity and vitality when undisturbed by excessive human interference, guided by the subtle dynamics of their natural processes. Technology plays a crucial role in amplifying this message, inviting reflection on our relationship with nature—not as something to dominate or commodify, but as something of which we are inherently a part and an active agent.
Debora Hirsch, Echoes of the Mediterranean
Curated by Pietro Battarra and Pietro Cattai
Dates: 20 September – 20 October 2024
Location: Nexus, Terrazza Colombo, Torre Piacentini, Genoa
October 15, 2024
