Entrance to the Center of the World

A door that expresses the humbling and uncanny feeling that I felt when entering the earth’s crust.

The door is marked with a constellation of signs we do not know. Not a human language, but that of the earth itself. One that acknowledges our limited understanding of the world, and marks the beginning of a realm not ruled by us.

Piercing through the door is the map of the journey to the centre of the earth that awaits, inspired by drawings from a speleologists’ archive.

This piece is made from a single slab of oak that we felled a couple of years ago. The tiles are made from clay gathered from within the caves, and stamped with bones found there too.

This artwork was made during a residency at APUA space dedicated to the subterranean worlds. it was exhibited during the final residency restituition event at Pian della Chiesa, Italy.

Materials: Oak, wild clay, bones

2026

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