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  • "Art massages the atrophied muscle of collective sensitivity. Art is a catastrophic disruption in the equilibrium of interpersonal communication. Paradoxically it is the ability of relating and playing between catastrophe and communication, and Minya handles both these aspects with balance"

    Achille Bonito Oliva


    GAPscape - TIME / Sixth Era

    GAPscape TIME / Sixth Era explores time as a living substance and the responsibility of the individual within contemporary society. Through the metaphor of stylized beehives and the use of heterogeneous materials such as fresh raspberries, natural pigments and plexiglas, the work makes visible processes of transformation, decay and permanence.

    The title GAPscape TIME refers to the act of looking beyond the surface, bridging the dialogue between artistic concept and technical approach. TIME / Sixth Era on the other hand, symbolically refers to a new geological era, Anthropocene, in which the planet’s transformations are caused primarily by human action.

    Natural pigments and fresh raspberries, as they dry, leave permanent traces on canvas or plexiglas, making the passage of time visible. Through the degradation of the raspberries — symbols of fertility and abundance — matter transforms, generating a sense of fragility and transience.

    The intention is to capture time, by making life and art coincide. During the decomposition and fermentation of the raspberries, the olfactory impact and the intense red colour invite the audience to an active mental participation in completing the work.
    The artistic intervention transforms the ephemeral into the permanent, capturing the instant and the unpredictability of human gesture. The work thus assumes a political and philosophical dimension, offering a reflection on the relationship between contemporary society, nature and technology.

    Today we tend to regard technology as a tool at our disposal, whereas it has become the very environment that surrounds us. Human beings have left traces everywhere in nature: environmental pollution, climate change, epidemics, military conflicts and human and animal migrations are not isolated events but — like the “butterfly effect” — interconnected manifestations within complex social, economic and political dynamics.

  • raspberries, silver and TIME on plexiglas

    Beehive XII

    Raspberries, silver leaves and time on plexiglas
    130 x 100 cm

  • raspberries, silver and TIME on canvas

    Beehive X

    Raspberries, silver leaves and time on plexiglas
    130 x 100 cm

  • raspberries, silver and TIME on canvas

    Beehive IV

    Raspberries, silver leaves and time on plexiglas
    130 x 100 cm

  • pigments on plexiglas

    Beehive XXVI

    natural pigments on canvas
    160 x 180 cm

  • pigments on plexiglas

    Beehive XXVII

    natural pigments on canvas
    160 x 180 cm

  • pigments on plexiglas

    Beehive XXVIII

    natural pigments on plexiglas
    150 x 100 cm

  • Beehive

    Beehive XXV

    Natural pigments on canvas
    200 x 200 cm

  • raspberries, silver and TIME on plexiglas

    Beehive VI

    Natural pigments on plexiglas
    115 x 150 cm

  • pigments on plexiglas

    Beehive V

    Natural pigments on plexiglas
    100 x 140 cm

  • Beehive

    Beehive II

    Natural pigments on plexiglas
    100 x 140 cm

  • Beehive

    Beehive IX

    Natural pigments on canvas
    180 x 160 cm

  • pigments on plexiglas

    Beehive XXIX

    natural pigments on canvas
    160 x 180 cm

  • pigments on plexiglas

    Beehive XXX

    natural pigments on canvas
    180 x 160 cm

  • pigments on canvas

    Beehive XXXIII

    natural pigments on canvas
    200 x 180 cm

  • pigments on canvas

    Beehive XXXIV

    natural pigments on canvas
    200 x 180 cm

  • pigments on canvas

    Beehive XXXV

    natural pigments on canvas
    120 x 180 cm

  • pigments on canvas

    Beehive XXXVII

    natural pigments on canvas
    100 x 110 cm

  • "Art massages the atrophied muscle of collective sensitivity. Art is a catastrophic disruption in the equilibrium of interpersonal communication. Paradoxically it is the ability of relating and playing between catastrophe and communication, and Minya handles both these aspects with balance"

    Achille Bonito Oliva


    GAPscape TIME / Sixth Era

    GAPscape TIME / Sixth Era explores time as a living substance and the responsibility of the individual within contemporary society. Through the metaphor of stylized beehives and the use of heterogeneous materials such as fresh raspberries, natural pigments and plexiglas, the work makes visible processes of transformation, decay and permanence.

    The title GAPscape TIME refers to the act of looking beyond the surface, bridging the dialogue between artistic concept and technical approach. TIME / Sixth Era on the other hand, symbolically refers to a new geological era, Anthropocene, in which the planet’s transformations are caused primarily by human action.

    Natural pigments and fresh raspberries, as they dry, leave permanent traces on canvas or plexiglas, making the passage of time visible. Through the degradation of the raspberries — symbols of fertility and abundance — matter transforms, generating a sense of fragility and transience.

    The intention is to capture time, by making life and art coincide. During the decomposition and fermentation of the raspberries, the olfactory impact and the intense red colour invite the audience to an active mental participation in completing the work.
    The artistic intervention transforms the ephemeral into the permanent, capturing the instant and the unpredictability of human gesture. The work thus assumes a political and philosophical dimension, offering a reflection on the relationship between contemporary society, nature and technology.

    Today we tend to regard technology as a tool at our disposal, whereas it has become the very environment that surrounds us. Human beings have left traces everywhere in nature: environmental pollution, climate change, epidemics, military conflicts and human and animal migrations are not isolated events but — like the “butterfly effect” — interconnected manifestations within complex social, economic and political dynamics.

  • Beehive XII

    Raspberries, silver leaves and time on plexiglas
    130 x 100 cm


    raspberries, silver and TIME on plexiglas

  • Beehive X

    Raspberries, silver leaves and time on plexiglas
    130 x 100 cm


    raspberries, silver and TIME on canvas

  • Beehive IV

    Raspberries, silver leaves and time on plexiglas
    130 x 100 cm


    raspberries, silver and TIME on canvas

  • Beehive XXVI

    Natural pigments on canvas
    160 x 180 cm


    pigments su tela

  • Beehive XXVII

    Natural pigments on canvas
    160 x 180 cm


    pigments su plexiglas

  • Beehive XXVIII

    Natural pigments on plexigls
    150 x 100 cm


    pigments su plexiglas

  • Beehive XXV

    Natural pigments on canvas
    200 x 200 cm


    Beehive

  • Beehive VI

    Natural pigments on plexiglas
    115 x 150 cm


    raspberries, silver and TIME on plexiglas

  • Beehive V

    Natural pigments on plexiglas
    100 x 140 cm


    pigments on plexiglas

  • Beehive II

    Natural pigments on plexiglas
    100 x 140 cm


    Beehive - MACRO museum

  • Beehive IX

    Natural pigments on canvas
    180 x 160 cm


    Beehive - MACRO museum

  • Beehive XXIX

    Natural pigments on canvas
    160 x 180 cm


    pigments on canvas

  • Beehive XXX

    Natural pigments on canvas
    180 x 160 cm


    pigments on canvas

  • Beehive XXXIII

    Natural pigments on canvas
    200 x 180 cm


    pigments on canvas

  • Beehive XXXIV

    Natural pigments on canvas
    200 x 180 cm


    pigments on canvas

  • Beehive XXXV

    Natural pigments on canvas
    120 x 180 cm


    pigments on canvas

  • Beehive XXXVII

    Natural pigments on canvas
    100 x 110 cm


    pigments on canvas
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