Memento Habilis (2023) takes us to a monumental fossil, whose forms evoke plants and animals from bygone eras. The work provokes in the observer a feeling of familiarity and strangeness in the face of an enigmatic entity, whose existence transcends time. The title suggests a connection with Homo habilis – one of the first human ancestors to master stone tools, who lived approximately between 2.4 million and 1.4 million years ago – and reflects on human capacity and the intrinsic strength of nature.
