![[no title] by Giuseppe Penone](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fd2w8kbdekdi1gv.cloudfront.net%2FeyJidWNrZXQiOiAiYXJ0ZXJhLWltYWdlcy1idWNrZXQiLCAia2V5IjogImFydHdvcmtzL2I2MGQ4MTc1LTUzZjctNGRjYS05OTQ3LWY1ZjI4MDZkYWU2OS9iNjBkODE3NS01M2Y3LTRkY2EtOTk0Ny1mNWYyODA2ZGFlNjlfZnVsbC5qcGciLCAiZWRpdHMiOiB7InJlc2l6ZSI6IHsid2lkdGgiOiAxOTIwLCAiaGVpZ2h0IjogMTkyMCwgImZpdCI6ICJpbnNpZGUifX19&w=3840&q=75)
Dimensions: image: 192 x 147 mm support: 431 x 355 mm
Copyright: © Archivio Penone | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This untitled work by Giuseppe Penone, made in 2000, shows a hand delicately holding what looks like a seed. It feels so elemental. What symbols resonate with you in this image? Curator: The hand, the seed... they're potent symbols of potential. It speaks of growth, legacy, and our connection to the natural world. What do you think that small circular object means? Editor: I was struck by its resemblance to the sun, or maybe even a full moon. Is it reaching back to ancient ways of thinking? Curator: Precisely! Penone often explores the dialogue between humans and nature, echoing primeval relationships. It's not just about the image, but the cultural memory embedded within it. Editor: This makes me think about how art can show us how we interact with our environment. Thanks so much! Curator: Indeed, and how our present is deeply rooted in the past. A fascinating conversation!
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This is one of a suite of eleven images and twelve pages of text from the portfolio entitled Footsteps on Mulberry Tree Tops. The portfolio was produced in an edition of twenty-one plus four artist’s proofs. Tate’s copy is the twentieth in the edition, the first half of which was published in book form, the second as loose leaves in a box. The images were printed from plates made in the artist’s studio in San Raffaele, Turin by the publisher Jacob Samuel in Santa Monica, California. They were all made using the chin collé technique and a combination of softground etching, spitbite, hardground etching, whiteground aquatint and drypoint.
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