Flora Industrialis
Vik Muniz

  18 OCT '23 - 10 MAR '24
Tower Room
Header image: © Vik Muniz, VEGAP, Pamplona, 2023
Curator: Museo Universidad de Navarra

This project has been possible thanks to the support of Ernesto Fernández Holmann, Marta Regina Fischer Fernández and Gabriela Willson.

Inspired by the engravings and drawings from the 19th century Latin American flora albums of the Museo Universidad de Navarra Collection, the exhibition shows the artist's project, the result of his participation in the artist-in-residence program Tender Puentes of the Museum.

Since the Enlightenment, the restless explorers took with them sketchers and scientists who patiently and carefully recorded the findings of each voyage. The result of these expeditions were the sketchbooks and volumes of expeditions and treasures of the late 17th century. These pieces, which the visitor can contemplate in the exhibition A Promised Land, from the Age of Enlightenment to the Birth of PhotographyThese pieces, which the visitor can contemplate in the exhibition A Promised Land, from the Age of Enlightenment to the birth of photography, serve the artist as inspiration for the creation of a new flora, a "Flora Industrialis" that questions our approach to reality in a world of technology and various representations.

Following his work process and constant innovation in the use of diverse materials as artistic material, Muniz turns a handful of artificial flowers into a delicate botanical catalog of his invention captured in beautifully crafted photographs. 

An unexpected journey through a botanical universe born of his own creativity.

BIOGRAPHY:

The distinctive practice of Vik Muniz (Sao Paulo, 1961) is the exploration and delight in the instability that exists between artisanal art and mechanical reproduction, between the most sublime art and popular culture, between the ephemeral and the enduring, between the codified and the recognizable. Muniz has participated in numerous solo exhibitions in museums such as the Museo de Arte del Banco de la República (Bogotá), the Beyeler Foundation, P.S. 1 MoMA (NYC), the Pinacoteca do Estado de Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo), MACRO (Rome), the Irish Museum of Modern Art (Dublin) and the Menil Collection (Houston), and his work is included in important private and public collections around the world. (© by Holger Keifel)

With the support of:

Ernesto Fernández Hollman, Marta Regina Fischer Fernández and Gabriela Willson.

TO LEARN MORE:

Interview with the artist where he tells us about his work process.

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RELATED ACTIVITIES:

18 OCT / 19:00 h. Masterclass with Vik Muniz