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Speculative Objects on
vegetation and disturbance
Curators: Inês Moreira and Beatriz Duarte
Solo exhibition of Miguel Costa
Location: Casa das Artes (Porto, Portugal)
November 18, 2023 - January 14, 2024
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Speculative Objects on Vegetation and Disturbance presents a series of artistic installations that synthesize and translate the research conducted by the artist-investigator Miguel Costa around minor landscapes. The social lives of vegetation that flourish in neglected territories of the city, escaping the desire for order imposed by gardens and parks, take center stage and are materialized in installations, photographs, videos, and maps, as well as in living components extracted from nature. The artist's body of work engages with the historically broad narratives that structure the introduction and spread of these vegetations in territories, referring to colonialism and issues of public health and management in Western cities. The deep exploration of these complex interactions, shaping landscapes and societies, invites visitors to reflect on the influence of vegetation on urban and suburban dynamics and its intertwining with complex geopolitical entanglements.
Fotos de Daniel Sorrentino