Seven Seasons of the Spirit. 7. Land of the last heaven 2016

Gian Maria Tosatti made this installation, *Seven Seasons of the Spirit. 7. Land of the last heaven*, inside what looks like an abandoned chapel or something. The walls are all textured, like thick impasto, but in whitewash – a kind of ghostly covering that speaks of time and maybe neglect. I can't help but imagine the artist at work, considering the space, mapping out his vision, and then bringing in all that sand. And the trees! It's like he's bringing the outside in, or maybe unearthing something that was always there, hidden beneath layers of paint and stone. I am curious about these small trees. What do they mean? I think it's a kind of meditation on growth, decay, and the cycles of nature. How do we find the divine in the everyday?