08/24

UNDER SCORCHED EARTH

A research on Sicily's wild clay and territorial dynamics
RESEARCH
PRODUCT 

10/24

TOOLS OF REKINDLING

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CURATION
EXHIBITION
DESIGN

08/24

CLAY ARCHIVES

An on-going research  about soil and its post-industrial narratives
MATERIAL RESEARCH

05/24

LIMINAL LANDSCAPE

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RESEARCH
SCULPTURE
INSTALLATION

04/24

PYRA

Dining table developed from volcanic stone and charred wood

PRODUCT 

02/24

TEFRA

Sculptural light and exploration of volcanic stone
PRODUCT 
LIGHT SCULPTURE


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DAM VESSELS

Collection of water vessels designed with modular casting
 PRODUCT INSTALLATION

06/22

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INSTALLATION PERFORMANCE PRODUCT RESEARCH

12/20

SALINE ROOTS

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INSTALLATION PRODUCT RESEARCH

02/21

SHIFTING SANDS

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PERFORMANCE RESEARCH SCULPTURE

06/21

TO MY SIGNIFICANT OTTER

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SPATIAL RESEARCH

03/21

AN ENDLESS RIDDLE

A short film and spatial reflection on the landscape of greenhouse horticulture
MOVING IMAGE

02/21

BLUE FELDTWARE

An experimental collection of stools from waste denim
INSTALLATION

02/18

TALES OF AN ESSENCE 

A participatory  installation and multi-sensory  experience on the herbal essence of St. John’s Wort
PERFORMANCE SCULPTURE RESEARCH

02/18

YOUNGER AMBER

Material explorations from pine resin and its luminous qualities
MATERIAL RESEARCH 

02/18

PEARLESCENT

Sculptural light installation
SCULPTURE 



TALES OF AN ESSENCE


CATEGORY: Participatory performance, Sculpture, Research
DATE: 02/18

Exhibited at Designing Interpretation, Museum of the Order of St. John︎︎︎,
Clerkenwell, London, U.K.

“Tales of an Essence” is a live participatory performance and installation that engages visitors of the Museum of the Order of St. John to discover the traditional practices and remedies of St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum), a flowering plant and medicinal herb used for its antidepressant properties for over 2,000 years. Located within the museum’s historic 11th-century Cloister Garden, the performance features a family of sensory ceramic objects developed for a collective scent, taste, and tactility experience.  

 



































“Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage”
            — Okakura Kokuzo, author of The Book of Tea.

While exploring the need for cognitive interactions in museum institutions, as an effective mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience and the senses,  the installation aims to prompt discussion about modern antidepressants and the role of herbal medicine today.

The workshop offers three collective experiences to explore the sensory qualities of the medicinal plant: a herbal tea tasting of St. John’s Wort infusion, an olfactory experience catered by an oil burner of St. John’s Wort essential oil, and a tactile experience.