Villa Panza is proceeding in its endeavour to make sense of life, spirituality and the universe, with an exhibition on nature. The question of mankind’s relationship with nature has never been as topical as it is now: mother or stepmother, the entity that we are putting in danger or the hazard that can do us harm? The sustainability of the environment is made all the more difficult due to the intervention of mankind, which is unable to refrain from altering it with a view to enhancing the quality of its own existence. It is on these issues, which also encompass the relationship between mankind and the cosmos, that the Natura naturans exhibition focuses: a dual personal show dedicated to two American artists from different generations, who use different languages and who have opposing perspectives. What brings them together is an idea of nature as a continuous cycle of growth and decay, as encapsulated in the phrase coined

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