Eva Löfdahl's Sculptural Taxonomy at VEDA Florence

Eva Löfdahl's exhibition 'New and Vestigial Traits' at VEDA in Florence explores time, biology, technology, politics, and sociology through a heterogeneous group of works organized taxonomically. The centerpiece is 'The Lasting Tail', a sculptural group of three series of amphorae or exoskeletons on the floor varying in shape, size, and color. A rectangular panel of reflective fabric on the wall acts as a counterpoint, while 'Scaffolds of the Mind'—slender yet robust sculptures made from wooden rods held together by an experimental mortar of clay, earth, and sand—echo exoskeleton forms. The exhibition concludes with three small photos and a wall installation, 'The Earth As We Know It' (2018), using black broom bristles to alter perceptual coordinates. The show runs at VEDA, Florence, in 2022.