Gathering

"Gathering" is composed of different types of sponges (marine, luffa and konjac) soaked in cyanobacteria ink lying on a horizontal white surface.

This work is part of the cycle "Soaked Sponges". This cycle is composed of natural sponges of diverse origins, marine or vegetal, soaked with liquid inks composed of living organisms like cyanobacteria or algae, and some stabilizing agents like resin, oil or alcohol. They celebrate the magics of nature by emphasizing the beauty of these unique living organisms, not quite vegetal, not quite animals. Their amazing absorbing properties allow the human prepared ink to penetrate deeply in the structure, perpetrating the strong interconnection between the natural and the artificial. It’s