Fake Nature

2014

Fake nature

Site-specific installation

2014


Description

Arundo donax, unwaxed linen thread, pita fabric, methacrylate, artificial plant

Variable dimensions

Exhibition

'Fake' 15 Periferias Festival.
Park in Progress 12
October 28 - November 23, 2014
Matadero Cultural Center (Huesca, Spain)

When we think about nature, we assume that it is organic and alive.

In contrast, fake nature is artificial and synthetic.

The installation explores the dichotomy between fake nature and real nature.

Imitate a nest for animals, and in its center place a cube, a man-made object that does not exist in nature.

This cube is a transparent methacrylate box filled with nature imitations (plastic plants) organized inside the cube following linear patterns without any growth possibility and without being able to go outside the transparent box.

The shelter made with canes and the cube are opposed. It allows us to be between both ‘natures’.

The canes are also commonly known as fake bamboo.

The visitor is invited to traverse it, observing the difficulties we often have in accepting things as they are, and the need we have to transform and simplify anything - especially what bothers us - to become part of our lives without disturbing us.

Nature that doesn’t get dirty, grow, invade us, or need much care may seem interesting and fascinating.

Therefore, assuming the best possible relationship we can have with the nature is through its degradation, and choosing a petroleum by-product with a high environmental impact as an attempt to commodify the environment.

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August 24, 2024

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