Reflecting on the profound impact of human activity on natural landscapes , Un-Empty Lot aims to reclaim a small corner of urban nature and turn it into a refuge . The work centers on the small plants and weeds that thrive in a vacant lot in the city of Maldonado (Uruguay ). A piece of furniture inspired by herbarium cabinets was constructed to display the 24 species that could be identified on the lot. Visitors are invited to open the cabinet´sdrawers tofindpictures andinformationaboutthese species.

 

The title of the exhibition plays on the chemical concept of an active ingredient—a substance , often extracted from plants that can produce changes in our body . Could these species act as active ingredients , promptingus torethinkourrelationshipwiththenature that surroundsus?