Domus Nostra Planting awareness
An immersive installation & artistic mediation process.
(Selected and exhibited at the AN Campos Contemporary Art Festival, Mallorca, 2023)
“There exists in modern society the perception that our existence is something separate from Nature. This belief has led us to develop a deeply rooted fear of death. In turn, our fear of death has led us to view Nature as a threat to life, rather than an essential substrate for life.”
Zach Bush
The Earth is not a backdrop. It is the table where we nourish ourselves.
DOMUS NOSTRA is not an installation designed for passive contemplation; it is a ritual of community activation. In an era of profound disconnection from the origins of life and the accelerated degradation of our soils —a reality deeply felt in an island ecosystem like Mallorca— this project claims the necessity of ecosophy: an urgent call to cultivate awareness from the raw matter itself.
The Biological Metaphor: A dining table set for four people. All elements —the chairs, table, tableware, and wooden tray— are enveloped in raw clay and primordial seeds. As the seeds germinate, the table transforms into a living biological surface. The memory of the daily ritual of gathering around food intersects directly with its source: the land and the water.
Community Action & Care: Surrounding the table, watering cans invite visitors to take a seat, observe, and actively water the installation. Art ceases to be a static object and becomes a living organism that relies entirely on collective care.
This proposal is also a statement on material ethics: the ceramics created are organic, breathable, and deeply integrated into the natural cycle. There is no intention to store this piece in a warehouse once the exhibition ends. Either the community preserves the living green surface as a physical reminder of its social commitment, or the tray returns to its origin —the earth itself— while the furniture continues its traditional function.
DOMUS NOSTRA plants seeds of consciousness to regenerate not only our relationship with the soil, but the affective bonds that sustain us as a community.