Takeover the Anthropocene

At the start of the global pandemic, Italy was one of the first countries to have the coronavirus spread at an unimaginable pace. This had an immense impact not only on the people living there but the natural environment throughout the country. After weeks of people avoiding the streets and waterways, the canals throughout Venice began to finally clear up for the first time in decades and native animals and vegetation began to blossom. This artwork colorfully highlights the parts of Venice that were brought back to life during the pandemic while the other areas of the piece are much more anthropocentric and lack any color and biomorphism. The lack of people is representative of the strict lockdown laws that were set in place across Italy with only nature consuming most of the space in the piece.