“ A society that is increasingly sick yet increasingly powerful has reshaped the world into the environment and backdrop of its own sickness: it has created a sick planet ”

                                                                                             Guy Debord

The artist has chosen to illustrate the fragility of the balance between nature and humanity. Breath is an installation intrinsically connected to life, where every action of an organism has an impact. Nature relaxes when humans slow down the pace of their daily lives. While “still life” is an esteemed genre in the artistic canon, meant for contemplation, Breath—with its bundle of withered branches supported by medical drips—invites us not to turn the world we inhabit into a still life: a world that cannot breathe.

Bio

Alexandra Marinova (Sofia, 1986) is a Bulgarian sculptor based in Italy. She graduated from the National Academy of Sofia and the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna. Marinova has received numerous awards, including the Sculpture and Installation section prize at the ArtKeysPrize (2022). She has exhibited her work in both Italy and Bulgaria. Her sculptures utilize a variety of materials, such as wax, resins, and plaster, and she often experiments with compositions that combine elements from the natural world and everyday life.