Vegetal perspectives

​“Vegetal Matters” - Duo exhibition
Arta Raituma, Nina Fraser

Address: Estação Canelas, Rua da Estação Canelas - Estarreja, Aveiro
After carrying out an artistic residency within the environment and biosphere of the region BioRia, an area of diverse natural and agricultural practices, the artists Arta Raituma and Nina Fraser present their workings around the concept of ‘plant thinking’, put across by Michael Marder in his research surrounding vegetal anti-metaphysics, and what we can learn from plants. 
Looking at interdisciplinarity as a fertile space for cross contamination, the works produced in hybrid mediums take the form of two dimensional works on paper, as well as installation, found objects, and photography. Organic materials sourced from the site interact with experimental processes to explore the dissolution of boundaries between categorical thinking, leaving traces of vegetal matter exposed. An exchange process between a plant, the materiality of the medium and the place of its encounter all contribute to the intermingling/becoming of the two artistic outputs.

Opening: 14 June 2024. 17 - 20h
Exhibition continues: 15 June - 19 July 2024, mon - fri 10 - 13h
​Address: Estação Canelas, Rua da Estação Canelas - Estarreja, Aveiro