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AUTUNNO | AUTUMN WB S1 Autunno 01 WB S1 Autunno 02 WB S1 Autunno 03 WB S1 Autunno 04 WB S1 Autunno 05 WB S1 Autunno 06 WB S1 Autunno 07 WB S1 Autunno 08 WB S1 Autunno 09 WB S1 Autunno 10 WB S1 Autunno 11 WB S1 Autunno 12 WB S1 Autunno 13 WB S1 Autunno 14 WB S1 Autunno 15 WB S1 Autunno 16

INVERNO | WINTER WB S2 Inverno 01 WB S2 Inverno 02 WB S2 Inverno 03 WB S2 Inverno 04 WB S2 Inverno 05 WB S2 Inverno 06 WB S2 Inverno 07 WB S2 Inverno 08 WB S2 Inverno 09 WB S2 Inverno 10 WB S2 Inverno 11 WB S2 Inverno 12 WB S2 Inverno 13 WB S2 Inverno 14 WB S2 Inverno 15 WB S2 Inverno 16

PRIMAVERA | SPRING WB S3 Primavera 01 WB S3 Primavera 02 WB S3 Primavera 03 WB S3 Primavera 04 WB S3 Primavera 05 WB S3 Primavera 06 WB S3 Primavera 07 WB S3 Primavera 08 WB S3 Primavera 09 WB S3 Primavera 10 WB S3 Primavera 11 WB S3 Primavera 12 WB S3 Primavera 13 WB S3 Primavera 14 WB S3 Primavera 15 WB S3 Primavera 16

ESTATE | SUMMER WB S4 Estate 01 WB S4 Estate 02 WB S4 Estate 03 WB S4 Estate 04 WB S4 Estate 05 WB S4 Estate 06 WB S4 Estate 07 WB S4 Estate 08 WB S4 Estate 09 WB S4 Estate 10 WB S4 Estate 11 WB S4 Estate 12 WB S4 Estate 13 WB S4 Estate 14 WB S4 Estate 15 WB S4 Estate 16

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project info

(…) Nothing prevents, the forest to continue to fall
the cries, the wars, the dead
a chasm, an aura of smoke
nothing breathes. (...)
Márcia Theóphilo

WoodBergs'12 Beginning|as|End, which began as a project in 2012, is one of the seven works on the elements of nature (Mother & Land): flora. Trees speak to us, they look at us, they accompany us, they protect us, they give us the air to breathe.
Nature printed in negative (directly on aluminum) is intended to show how our world would be like if we continued to destroy it. Plants, flowers, roots do not change their essence, their beauty, but they no longer exist. Neither can we without them.

The inclusion of flora, be it tree or wood, in the seven works on the environment stems from the Oriental theory of the five elements. Wood, fundamental in the natural cycle of our system, is nourished by water and burned by fire, it feeds life or destroys it. The negative meaning, determined by the type of print, refers to the cycle of destruction.

WoodBergs'12 Beginning|as|End is divided into four Series that cover the four seasons, a process of death and rebirth that relates to our planet's time. There will be no rebirth unless we preserve the natural cycle of the environmental system.

1. Autumn. In this Series the details of the wood cut and ready to be transformed into something else, take on abstract forms and symbols.
2. Winter. Here the water has flooded into what was once a thriving forest and today leaves us glimpse of dried-up trunks that come in and out, forming a poignant panorama, while attempts of new births in the rocks give us some hope.
3. Spring. Sometimes nature fights back and life springs from rocky paths and stands between futureless beheaded logs.
4. Summer. When we look at the sky, sometimes trees slip in, as if they needed to be part of our view. In this Series, the details reveal the signs of their beauty as if we were watching them for the first and last time.

From a photographic point of view, the transposition from positive to negative emphasizes the slow destruction of vegetation. In most cases, the use of the "Rule of Thirds" (widely used in painting, especially by Matisse) stresses both dynamism and harmony by highlighting the subject, whether it be an unrecognizable detail or a contextualized element.
If, on the one hand, harmony attracts, on the other hand, dynamism is meant to cause disquiet in the viewer, in an attempt to convey the message that we need to mobilize to save Nature, our Mother Earth. It is necessary to promote and take an active part in the change to create a possible better world.

Direct printing on aluminum 90x65cm

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