Three possessions. Isabelle Catucci. Piled earth, printing on paper and mirror. 3.5 x 0.35 x 0.45 m. Photo by the author, 2021.
The framing of shapes. Focus on the circular highlight. Compositional triad.
“Estatuto da terra” (Law of the land), the inscription read on one of the blocks. The mark of the word and the law that prescribes how the lands must be distributed and delimited.
In the center, the mirror reveals the light from the surrounding space, you must fit yourself in, look for a position where you can find your own image reflected, find yourself in the inverted space and understand the meaning of this presence.
The map on the last block reveals the drawn divisions of land and water, dominions, vicinities and paths, the ways in the cardinal directions.