TO THE EXTREME OF GREEN

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Sep 28

TO THE EXTREME OF GREEN Garden of Even

This floor piece is exploring the tradition of painting and the history of perspective using the tool of map-making. It has been taken off its frame and is lying structureless but not formless on the floor. It is a movable body, and will take a new shape each time it is placed. It features a spherical coordinate system made of glued ripped paper pieces painted red, creating various sizes of what appears like cracked or scarred fields.

ID or identity formation, how we are shaped and how we map our existence happebs without a road map. How we learn to love without instructions is a fascinating Gordian knot. What makes perspective so important? A map is a tool you can use to find your way, or a tool that shows a way. It is both passive and active.

The history of painting, until relatively recently, is a form of charting the history of human beings and of humanity itself. It is a history written by and about men, eluding half of humanity which until resently must be said to be largely missing from art history, with the exception of being an object within the depictions.

Beyond the cartographic representation of perspective and the skewed art historical representation, the piece inspects the symbolism of the Garden of Eden, which was a place early on in history, that navigators and map makers tried to find and pin onto maps - Mappe Mundie, they are called. Garden of Eden as a symbol of peace and for escaping the actual world’s complexities, is also a potential space for imagining something better, finding solutions to current problems.

By pursuing this ideal yet never arriving at this unattainable destination, without considering the factual world and the possible negative consequences of such a pursuit, excessive consumption including its heavy amount of waste materials and so forth, are likely to incur disturbing imbalances in our eco-system.

@ Camilla Howalt

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Camilla Howalt

Artist & Writer

After graduating with First-Class Honours from Wimbledon School of Art and completing an MA at Kingston University’s Center for Research in Modern European Philosophy, Camilla Howalt (b.1968) established her Malmö-based studio in 2021. Her practice focuses on creating prints and original artworks that blend photography, painting, and digital techniques.

Working across multiple media, Camilla’s approach incorporates reflective surfaces and geometric patterns to explore the boundaries between abstraction and reality. Her work ranges from highly structured compositions to more spontaneous, layered pieces, with each print offering a unique interplay of narrative and visual depth.

Camilla’s work is part of private collections across Europe, and her prints are available for purchase, bringing her distinct, contemplative style into homes and spaces looking for both aesthetic and thoughtful engagement.