fuzz fuzz, 2023
Stoneware, moss, tape, audio-system, 2-channnel audio, looped, variable dimensions 
Collaboration with Massimiliano Rossetto

Of Each Absence, ETH Klimarunde, Zurich, CH



In “fuzz fuzz”, hand-​moulded clay bodies emerge as echoes of natural spaces - an extension of a hypothetical inhabited landscape where encounters can take place. In exploring the relationship between organisms and the environment, the artists question ideas of sensibility and interdependence. 

The clay bodies are covered by moss belonging to the diverse group of bryophytes, small but vital plants made up of three distinct groups: mosses, liverworts and hornworts. Found in diverse ecosystems including forests, grasslands, wetlands, tundra and even cities, these plants play a critical role in the Earth’s ecosystem, regulating water and nutrient cycles, providing habitats for other organisms and sequestering carbon from the atmosphere. With this work, the artist duo Francisca Patrocínio and Massimiliano Rossetto deepen the understanding of interconnections through sculpture and sound material, attempting to make a collective of organisms tangible. A place where bodies encounter each other in a landscape of wetness, fuzz and queer resilience.

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