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Lucía Pizzani
Familia de Sábila (Aloe family), 2024

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Terracotta, aloe vera, chalk paint,
audio track (3:23 minutes) 

135 x 135 x 125cm 

 

In the flowerbed in front of TROPEZ, the visitors encounter Lucía Pizzani's Familia de Sábila. Aloe vera plants grow from sculptures reminiscent of heads of ancient statues. The artist brings the healing plants, a reminder of her homeland Venezuela, to the Berlin swimming pool, where they soothe sunburns and wasp stings. They can be used carefully in coordination with TROPEZ – it's important not to harm the plant. 

In ancient Egypt, Aloe Vera was revered as the "plant of immortality": it can reproduce asexually, and Familia de Sábila also produces new offspring – the pool audience experiences first hand over the summer how intelligently nature regenerates itself. The installation is complemented by a (polyphonic) sound piece about how the properties of aloe vera have led to its spread to all continents. Press the button in the little bird house to play the sound! 

About the Artist 


Lucía Pizzani (she/her), born in 1975 in Caracas (VEN), lives and works in London. Her practice encompasses a variety of media, including ceramics, drawing, photography, video, and performance. Having been active in the environmental movement in Venezuela for many years, ecological elements are always part of her artworks. Her work focuses on historical narratives by and about women, as well as processes of metamorphosis in nature. Her works are included in the TATE Collection (London, UK) and the Magasin III Museum for Contemporary Art (Stockholm, SWE ). Most recently, her work was exhibited at Bosse & Baum (London, UK). 

 

we are 
born
we have grown 
we are many 
Aloe vera 
Aloe: a shining bitter substance 
vera: a true
many names
us
lily of the desert
the inmortal plants
burn plant
Sabila 
ancient
mostly water
sucullent

 

from the arabic peninsula
our daughters have spread 
all over
earth
trough offsets
asexual
through flowers 
sexually
we heal
bodies
inside
skin
we can also be toxic
when we want
towards 

 

insects 
defence
spikes
and
softnees 
we are many
immortal
we continue
continents
water 
inside
succulent
juicy
enduring
outside
continuing
many
many
many