An 18th-century church in Parma is flooded with flowers: it's Rebecca Louise Law's first Italian opera

by Redazione , published on 01/06/2020
Categories: Exhibitions / Disclaimer
From June 2 to July 20, the Oratory of San Tiburzio in Parma hosts "Florilegium," the first Italian solo exhibition of Rebecca Louise Law.

Florilegium, the first Italian solo exhibition of British artist Rebecca Louise Law (Cambridge, 1980), opens to the public tomorrow in Parma: it is a striking installation, since the British artist has filled an 18th-century church, theOratory of San Tiburzio, with flowers. The project, curated by OTTN Projects and supported by Cosmoproject, symbolizes restart understood as nature in evolution.

Rebecca Louise Law, known for her floral installations and site-specific sculptures, is interested in the organic transformation of the work, and also with her Parma installation intends to reflect on the relationship between Man and Nature and on environmental issues. The exhibition is part of Pharmacopea, a project to rediscover the chemical-pharmaceutical identity of Parma, promoted by the Chiesi Group and Davines, with the aim of reconnecting and creating new tourist itineraries among the spaces that are repositories of the historical cosmetic-pharmaceutical city in order to redevelop them, rediscover them and increase the attractiveness of the area, through historical sources, archival materials, the ancient herbals and pharmacopoeias resurfaced in a meticulous recovery work.

The space of the Oratory of San Tiburzio is part of the San Tiburzio complex, which also includes the Antica Farmacia San Filippo Neri, one of the Pharmacopea sites, where documents dating back to the 1500s have been found. The calendar of events will be updated on the Pharmacopea website.

The exhibition, following the June 2 opening, will open to the public June 4 through July 20, Thursday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays open only June 7, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and July 5, also 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Admission is free but reservations are required to attend.

An 18th-century church in Parma is flooded with flowers: it's Rebecca Louise Law's first Italian opera
An 18th-century church in Parma is flooded with flowers: it's Rebecca Louise Law's first Italian opera


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