Museo Universidad de Navarra presents the solo exhibition Vik Muniz: Flora Industrialis, on view October 18, 2023, through March 1, 2024.
Inspired by the engravings and drawings of the 19th century albums of Latin American flora from the Museum University of Navarra’s Collection, Flora Industrialis presents the results of Muniz’s project with the Museum’s Tender Puentes artistic residency program.
In the late 17th century, explorers were accompanied by artists and scientists who patiently and carefully recorded the findings of each trip. These sketchbooks became volumes of expeditions and treasures. Muniz used them as inspiration to create a new flora, a “Flora Industrialis” that questions our approach to reality in a technological world of various representations.
Following his work process and his constant innovative use of diverse materials as artistic elements, Muniz transforms a handful of artificial flowers into a delicate botanical catalog of his invention captured in beautifully crafted photographs. An unexpected journey through a botanical universe is born from his own creativity.
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