solanaceae

Overview

solanaceae is structured like an invocation. A voice addresses us without revealing its origin. It speaks of rituals, healing and intoxication, of a knowledge that has been revered and persecuted for centuries. Only gradually does the perspective shift: the voice does not belong to a human being. It is not a plant being invoked—the plant itself speaks from the ground. In a time of collective exhaustion, the work asks about other forms of knowledge, memory and transformation. The starting point is research into henbane, a plant that has been associated with magical practices and transformation for centuries.