Artist in residence Lucila Kenny creates natural dyes from plants

These nine maps (30 x 40cm) were made during my stay at Villa Buitenlust using ink from plants found around the area at this time of the year. Each map will hang on a different sleeping room of the house together with an invitation to an audio-meditative map which translates the atmosphere of living in this place and the actions involved in the process of harvesting those colours from the surrounding. This 8 min audio was recorded and edited together with Reinout Verbeek and is recommended to be listened to with headsets!

After a couple of days when the ink is made, I drop it on paper and let the plants find their own way. This will change in time and I look forward to witnessing the appearance of new shades. The results became dialogues between plants, birds, wind, soil, sun and rain, water, fire, paper, music, myself, and time.