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I Nuovi Arrivati


Ariane Mueller, Verena Kathrein, I Nuovi Arrivati,
Istituto Svizzero di Roma, 2016

Institution:
Istituto Svizzero di Venezia / on occasion of the exhibition Kiss and Fly

Location:
In the park of the Istituto Svizzero in Rome

Duration:
Permanent

Synopsis:
With the help of the gardener 5 plants were planted in the heritage protected garden of the Istituto Svizzero die Roma. While they are very common in Italy (like Jasemine, and Basil) they nevertheless are foreigners, and moreso are not normally tolerated in this garden, proud of its heritage, a 19th century industrial built it in the 19th century. They were smuggled in and set in the middle of a lawn, crowded together in a sort of family installation for the gardener to after the exhibition plant them where he thought them ok.

Technical details:
5 plant pots with different plants bought in Rome on different markets.


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