Silvia Cini's 'Sinantropico' at Fondazione Baruchello Explores Earth as Material and Metaphor

The Fondazione Baruchello in Rome presents 'Sinantropico', a three-chapter project running until July 2026, with its first phase titled 'Terra come terra' featuring artist Silvia Cini. The exhibition, curated by Carla Subrizi, engages with the legacy of Gianfranco Baruchello, who died three years ago. Cini's work includes galvanoplastic surfaces, sugar-crystallized elm leaves, and soil from construction sites where wild plants germinate, echoing her earlier series 'Terrediroporto' (1990s). The show explores themes of transformation, conservation, and rebirth through natural cycles. Cini's research on orchids in urban ecosystems informs the concept of 'sinantropico', a provocation to rethink human centrality. A seminar on her work 'Estranee' is planned for spring 2026. The project emphasizes inter-species dialogue and resistance over resilience, using soil and seeds as metaphors for social hybridity and migration.