At Le Jardin Selva, the exhibition "Respiração da Terra", a solo show by Denise Milan curated by Marc Pottier, unfolds through sculptures and photomontages from the Mist of the Earth series (2012), also occupying the Art Library and several entrance walls. It is a journey where myth, science, and poetry intertwine.
Inspired by a time when matter and consciousness were one, Denise — a visionary artist, somewhere between alchemist and shaman — explores the invisible pulses that sustain life. In her practice, bronze, stones, fossils, and crystals are not transformed but revealed, guided by a luminous intuition. Often, her visual works are accompanied by verses, in a language that connects the infinitely small to the infinitely vast.
The starting point is the installation Olhar Mater, already integrated into the entrance of the gardens, from which five new sculptures spread across different outdoor areas. This path expands the initial narrative and leads the visitor on an existential journey, guided by Stromatolites — fossils around 3.5 billion years old, witnesses of the first organisms capable of performing oxygenic photosynthesis and responsible for the emergence of oxygen in the atmosphere. Their name, from ancient Greek (strôma, “layer,” and líthos, “rock”), designates laminated bio-sedimentary rocks formed by microbial activity since the Precambrian.
"Respiração da Terra" invites us to traverse the planet’s mineral memory, in a sensitive encounter with the vital energy that flows through matter and inhabits us.
Find out more at: @denisemilan
August 26 to February 20
24H
Le Jardin Selva - Rosewood São Paulo
Art & Culture
Be guided through the unique identity of each environment and appreciate the details and culture present in the hotel as an art gallery.
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