Withering into breath, wetness undoes itself
Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Design and Architecture•Feb 12, 2026 — Apr 12, 2026
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Where there is chlorophyll, there is photosynthesis – the process by which plants extract energy from light. But what happens if that source of energy is removed? Does life itself disappear? How do materials adapt to changes in their environment? These are the boundaries Luca Vanello explores in “Withering into breath, wetness undoes itself”. For his solo exhibition at Z33, he has created a poetic installation in which sensitive forms occupy a ghostly state in between life and stillness.
A central aspect of his practice is the investigation of plants whose ability to convert sunlight into energy is disabled—the process that normally underpins growth and life. By bringing this life-sustaining mechanism to a halt, the plants lose their green color and their capacity to grow. What remains are pale, translucent forms that persist in a strange in-between state: no longer alive, yet not fully gone. By combining this fragile plant material with innovative technologies from biomedical…
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Withering into breath, wetness undoes itself
Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Design and Architecture•Feb 12, 2026 — Apr 12, 2026
Press Release
Where there is chlorophyll, there is photosynthesis – the process by which plants extract energy from light. But what happens if that source of energy is removed? Does life itself disappear? How do materials adapt to changes in their environment? These are the boundaries Luca Vanello explores in “Withering into breath, wetness undoes itself”. For his solo exhibition at Z33, he has created a poetic installation in which sensitive forms occupy a ghostly state in between life and stillness.
A central aspect of his practice is the investigation of plants whose ability to convert sunlight into energy is disabled—the process that normally underpins growth and life. By bringing this life-sustaining mechanism to a halt, the plants lose their green color and their capacity to grow. What remains are pale, translucent forms that persist in a strange in-between state: no longer alive, yet not fully gone. By combining this fragile plant material with innovative technologies from biomedical…




















































































