ANTHILL II 2019
Goethe defines Nature as “the only artist”. Francesca Rossello’s artwork starts from a profound and dedicated observation of Nature: in this case, an anthill in her garden.
Ants live in colonies that have a hierarchical society where labor is strictly organized. They are social animals like humans. Ants speak through a language incomprehensible to us. They write and create codes on the ground invisible to our eyes.
Francesca analyses the structure of an anthill: a network which connects, like metro stations, different cells and chambers. Francesca creates a mold from a piece of wood graven by carpenter ants and prints on fabric. Through this operation she is able to show to all what we do not see, what is invisible to our eyes and neglected.
ANTHILL 2019
Goethe defines Nature as “the only artist”. Francesca Rossello’s artwork starts from a profound and dedicated observation of Nature: in this case, an anthill in her garden.
Ants live in colonies that have a hierarchical society where labor is strictly organized. They are social animals like humans. Ants speak through a language incomprehensible to us. They write and create codes on the ground invisible to our eyes.
Francesca analyses the structure of an anthill: a network which connects, like metro stations, different cells and chambers. Francesca creates a mold from a piece of wood graven by carpenter ants and prints on fabric. Through this operation she is able to show to all what we do not see, what is invisible to our eyes and neglected.
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Francesca Rossello
Italy
https://francesca-rossello.wixsite.com/francescarossello
Artist Francesca Rossello is based in Vecchiano, a small city in northern Tuscany surrounded by gentle hills, sea dunes, and history. The natural context always interacts with her art which starts from a profound and dedicated observation of Nature. For this Rossello’s artworks often have a natural feel to them. She works with natural elements carefully picked and selected. Her work re-encodes Nature creating a language.Through this operation she is able to show what we do not see, what is invisible to our eyes and neglected. She was born in Pisa in 1992.In 2019 she obtained the Master degree in Visual Arts and New Expressive Languages at Academy of Fine Arts of Florence. Her thesis is an intimate dialogue with a Maple Tree and an expressive journey of two years. Vote: 110 Cum Laude. The most important Exhibitions: “Instroiezione proiezione”, Contemporary Art Gallery Studio38, Pistoia. “Un anno lungo un giorno #2” Centro Pecci di Prato. “B LI MACE I” Carico Massimo, Livorno.