Vincenzo Fiore Marrese

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There are some big roots fixed in the ground, without branches. I thought: it is easy to cut branches, it is not easy to cut roots.

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Artwork Details

• Title:
  Bridging Roots Again
• Year:
  2024
• Medium (Type of Art):
  environmental art
• Medium (Materials):
  natural found objects (branches, animal skull), coir tree-tie rope, natural raffia, natural environment (roots)
• Dimensions (International):
  150×110×120 centimeters
• Dimensions (British and US):
  59.06×43.31×47.24 inches
• Venue:
  Landschaftspark Rietzer Berg, Kloster Lehnin, Brandenburg, Germany
• Setting:
  Kunst-Eremitage’s artist residency, Landschafts- und Kunstverein Rietzer Berg

Ethical Statement

The animal skull is respectfully included to raise awareness of our complex ecosystem. This work does not reference any cultural or religious practices.

Establishing Context

There are some big roots fixed in the ground, without branches. I thought: it is easy to cut branches, it is not easy to cut roots.

While working outside in a large field, I discovered some large roots. These roots were the only remnants of certain plants, as there were no other visible parts of those plants above ground.

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Roots are effective at stabilizing the soil because they anchor it deeply. This quality makes them more difficult to remove than branches, which are easier to cut away.

Later, I explored the forest and found additional roots, branches, and an animal skull.

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Returning to the field, I connected these new elements, the symbolic roots, branches, and skull, to the existing old roots.

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Linking them together felt like bridging the gap between stability and instability.