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Mother Nature (2012)

Mother Nature (2012)

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People

  • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
  • Gianni Pettena (artist)

Title

Mother Nature (2012)

Dates of creation

2011-2015

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

  • 10 digital files (34 MB)
  • 5 photographs

Scope and Content

The project series documents the digitally created installation "Mother Nature" by Pettena in 2011. The project consists of a photograph of a rock formation on the edge of the water which was digitally modified to include a human figure nested in. "What is presented here in an almost didactic manner, by inserting a human figure into a setting prepared by nature, is the natural imbalance between the former and the infinite potentialities of the environment, which can only be known in part by someone who, accepting this situation of inferiority, makes use of it to acquire the capacity for a more conscious observation." [1]

The project series contains drawings and photographs of the installation.

Source:

[1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/nat-mother-nature-2012-1/ (last accessed 27 January 2020)

Reference Number

AP207.S1.2012.PR01

Arrangement

Material in this project series was kept in its original order when it was first processed upon its arrival at CCA.

Location

Italy

Language of material

English, Italian

Inventory

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    • Reference Number: AP207.S1.2012.PR01.001
    • Title: Drawing, Mother Nature
    • Dates of creation: circa 2012
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
    • Gianni Pettena (artist)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 drawing

    Dimensions:

    sheet: 30 x 42.5 cm

    Credit line:

    Gianni Pettena fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Gianni Pettena/
    Gift of Gianni Pettena

    Folder Number:

    207-002-017

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    • Reference Number: AP207.S1.2012.PR01.002
    • Title: Photographs of the installation, Mother Nature
    • Dates of creation: circa 2012
    • Form: photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
    • Gianni Pettena (artist)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 2 photographs

    Credit line:

    Gianni Pettena fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Gianni Pettena/
    Gift of Gianni Pettena

    Folder Number:

    207-007-020

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    • Reference Number: AP207.S1.2012.PR01.003
    • Title: Photographs, digitized drawing, and project description, Mother Nature
    • Dates of creation: 2011 - 2015
    • Form: drawings, born digital, photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)

    Description:

    Most common file formats: JPEG File Interchange Format, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word for Windows

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 10 digital files (34 MB)

    Conditions governing access:

    • Digital material can only be accessed on-site. Please contact Reference at ref@cca.qc.ca for more information. Access by appointment only.

    Credit line:

    Gianni Pettena fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Gianni Pettena/
    Gift of Gianni Pettena

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