"Il Giardino d'Inverno - A Handbook of Possible Shared Practices" is a digital publication resulting from a participatory art project by Rebecca Agnes and Vera Pravda. During their residency at Archivio Viafarini in the Fabbrica del Vapore, the two visual artists organised a series of participatory meetings to discuss the environmental and social issues central to their artistic research. The insights gained from these discussions were compiled into a manual of good practices. Contributing artists, curators and professionals donated plants, creating a 'winter garden' within the Archive. These plants, representing the ideas sown during the meetings, were then planted in public spaces in the spring, to be tended to by the community.
The project addresses themes such as the role of fungi, plants and roots in regeneration; the environmental impact of digital activities; sustainable production and material use; and the importance of solidarity, collaboration, and community building.
Giardino d’Inverno – A Handbook of Possible Shared Practices
VIAFARINI
Digital publication
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March 24th – May 19th, 2022
Camilla Alberti – Artist
Sofia Baldi Pighi – Curator
Rossana Ciocca – Curator and Critic
Davide Crippa – Creative Director
Pietro Gaglianò – Curator and Critic
Silvia Giambrone – Artist
Michele Guido – Artist
Ferdinando Mazzitelli – Artist and Teacher
Isabella e Tiziana Pers – Artists
Susanna Ravelli – European Curator and Designer
Gabi Scardi – Curator and Critic
Giulio Verago – Director Viafarini
Giardino d’Inverno
A Handbook of Possible Shared Practices
PUBLICATION – DIGITAL
Sofia Baldi Pighi – Curator
Rossana Ciocca – Curator and Critic
Davide Crippa – Creative Director
Pietro Gaglianò – Curator and Critic
Silvia Giambrone – Artist
Michele Guido – Artist
Ferdinando Mazzitelli – Artist and Teacher
Isabella e Tiziana Pers – Artists
Susanna Ravelli – European Curator and Designer
Gabi Scardi – Curator and Critic
Giulio Verago – Director Viafarini
Il Giardino d’Inverno – A Handbook of Possible Shared Practices is a digital publication resulting from a participatory art project by Rebecca Agnes and Vera Pravda. During their residency at Archivio Viafarini, within the Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan, the artists organised a series of collective meetings focused on environmental and social issues central to their research.
The reflections emerging from these encounters were gathered into a handbook of shared practices. Artists, curators, and cultural practitioners contributed by donating plants, forming a “winter garden” hosted inside the archive. These plants, embodying the ideas cultivated during the meetings, were later transplanted into public spaces and entrusted to the care of the community.
The project addresses themes such as ecological regeneration, the role of fungi, plants and roots, the environmental impact of digital practices, sustainable material use, and the importance of solidarity, collaboration, and collective care.