Phloem (2016 - 2018)

Phloem is the vital flow that runs down from a tree’s trunk to its roots, connecting it to the earth that nourishes it. This cycle of works was created as a tribute to trees, which are now acknowledged as vital and relational beings: through the sap that flows through them and the underground connections that bind them, they form mutually supporting networks, revealing themselves not only as a resource, but as a form of intelligence, interaction and shared life. I use spot painting to translate this energy flow, reinterpreting and intensifying the approach of the Macchiaioli group and of more recent artists such as Leo Putz and Lucian Freud. The colour palette verges on the monochrome, preferring related shades to enhance the delicacy and uniqueness of each colour, thus giving each work its own atmosphere. Floema invites us to see the infinite connections that bind all living beings to one another. The tree, with its harmony of relationships and ability to reciprocally support the life around it, is thus a model of utopian society where cooperation becomes the very root of coexistence.