Terraforming Tool Belt

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Artist: Gabriela Nirino

Title: Terraforming Tool Belt

Attribution: Terraforming Tool Belt, 2024, Gabriela Nirino

Year: 2024

Materials: Hemp, chaguar, corn husk, phormium, jute, lichen, tree branch, copper, bronze, bone, feather, paper, stone.

Dimensions: 12 x 49 x 1.6 inches

Image Statement: What gestures are part of the language of an earth lovingly shared and co-created between beings of all species? In the apparent silence of the plants I listen. They transform what they touch into life. They grow in nurturing association, they explore without dominating. In a prodigious network they sustain life. Inspired by the chatelain, the piece imagines possible tools. Plant-based microbial fuel cell: the more that join, the more energy is generated. Box carrying healing elements: feather, quartz, wood, weeds, poetry. Empathizing ribbon: connects beings with each other through the woven plant interface. Secret pocket. Memory systems: analog (quipu), digital (perforated sticks). Bag for collecting and exchanging seeds.