AMERIA MARITIMA & CYLAMEN NEAPOLITANUM
The monoprints were made during two artist residencies: one at Klitgaarden in Skagen, Denmark, and one at San Cataldo in Scala in the south of Italy in spring and in autumn, 2023. During these stays, the focus was on site-specific work based on close studies of local plants. Drawing on the concept of “slow drawing,” the works focus on movement within the plants.
Klitgaarden (lit. “The Dune House”) is a former summer residence of the Danish royal family, situated just south of Skagen on the northern tip of Jutland. The house was designed for King Christian X and completed in 1914.The motifs made at Klitgaarden are inspired by the locally growing plant English thrift, or Armeria maritima, which means “by the sea” (from Celtic and Latin). The plant has slender leaves arranged in a rosette, grows 15–25 cm tall, and blooms with pink flowers from May to September.
San Cataldo is a former Benedictine nunnery that the Danish–Italian traveler Carl Wiinstedt (1875–1932) discovered and became captivated by.The works made at San Cataldo are based on on-site observations in Valle delle Ferriere of the flower Cyclamen neapolitanum, named after the region of Naples. The name Cyclamen is derived from the Greek word kyklos, meaning “spiral,” referring to the spiral form of the fertilized flower stem.
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