About Pietra Paesina

Pietra Paesina is inspired by a rare and singular limestone, also known as ruin marble, that came into being millions of years ago, its layered strata bearing traces of its own formation. A process of deconstruction and subsequent re-imagining as objects positioned in space has culminated in a body of work that reflects upon our individual, transient place in earth’s history whilst confronting the impact of humankind. Folds and fractures allude not only to notions of our own insignificance but also to change, disruption and collapse. The photographic image operates as fragment and illusion, asserting its presence not only as a reminder of time past but also as a portal into an imperfect future. Juxtapositions of the singular and the repetitive, of the solid and the ephemeral and of reality and illusion offer a meditation upon the ever-changeable nature of existence.