NESTERS
Relational installation
Wooden table, engraved wooden box, metal branches, instructions
March 2025
Reykjavik
Lucrezia Costa’s intervention generates a shared opportunity to establish an intimate shelter, the gentle offer of a cradle where one can lie down, stimulating the activation of a social weave. In the form of a board game, the task of fleshing out a nest is proposed, which inside the box we find broken down into many metal fragments. The invitation to erect this fragile but welcoming womb evokes the skillful weaving of birds, motivated by the need to build a place where they can return, rest and proliferate. “Nesters” is a playful and transportable entity, reminding us that “home” is a nomadic and evocative concept that can be relocated, but never ceases to exist.
text by Richard Vailati