“Borrowed Landscapes” is a process-based project developed during an artist residency in rural Tuscany. The focus lay on experimental work with rust and botanical printing techniques, using plant matter, metal objects, and climatic conditions to create imprints on textiles.

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The materials involved – found metal objects, rust, local plants as eucalyptus, rosemary, onion, olive, artichoke, bark , water, vinegar, and time – were treated as active collaborators in the creative process. The resulting prints are not controlled images but chemical-organic reactions, traces of transformation and environment made visible.

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Borrowed Landscapes functions as a material-based state archive – a record of processes, residues, and atmospheric imprints that reflect the conditions of their making. The work captures not only material changes, but also the subtle interplay between place, time, and decay – offering a quiet reflection on impermanence and ecological presence.