Silvia Scaringella's 'Deus sive natura' at Museo Carlo Bilotti

At the Museo Carlo Bilotti in Villa Borghese, Rome, the exhibition 'Deus sive natura' by Silvia Scaringella (born 1986) runs, curated by Maila Buglioni. The show explores the ontological relationship between humans and nature through sculptures, tapestries, and installations. The opening work is a Carrara marble tree inhabited by carved bees, referencing community and the artist's experience in Japan, with light filtering through gaps evoking 'Komorebi' (sunlight through leaves). Five tapestries depict trees of Villa Borghese—sequoia, baobab, oak, olive, and ginkgo biloba—set against maps and plans as found objects, contrasting nature and architecture. A swarm of dragonflies and oversized ants in marble and bronze celebrate the sacredness of the small. The installation 'Time lapse' represents a seed's cycle from sprout to decay, reflecting on cyclical time and 'aeternitas naturae'. The final sculpture 'L'incastro' fuses vertebrae modeled as orchids, blending male and female, light and shadow, white and black marble, symbolizing the union of opposites and the alchemical principle of 'solve et coagula'. Scaringella asserts that nature is not an otherness to contemplate but the common substance of all living beings, echoing Spinozan thought.