I piseddi (Peas) print - 2022 edition

2022 limited edition print from the 2016 Wealth of the Land exhibition.

Created from the streets of La Vucciria market in Palermo 2014-2016, these prints celebrate the fruit and vegetables of the streets. The markets, established by Arabs more than 1200 years ago sell seasonal, mostly regionally grown in Sicily.

Each of the images in the show were hand drawn digital images, based on a series of photographs taken from different angles and light sources. They each took from 40-60 hours to make.

The work in Wealth of the Land was exhibited in Palermo, Darwin, Melbourne and Sydney

Limited edition print of 19
30cm x 30cm / 45cm x 45cm
Digital print on Ilford paper
Unframed

A pdf of the Wealth of the Land catalogue will be emailed to you on purchase.

Peas
A late autumn/early winter crop, wild peas have been evident from the Mediterranean
basin and middle east for thousands of years. More often than not dried, the arrival of fresh peas is always welcome and used in salads, soups and sauces. By different routes, both the Palermitanan/Italian and English languages draw from the Ancient Greek pison.

I piseddi
Criscinu ‘nna stati. Chiddi sarbaggi si trovanu a tutti bbanni e puru cchiù luntanu. Quannu arrivanu i piseddi frischi è ‘na festa inveci ri chiddi sicchi. Si ponnu fari a’nzalata, ca’ pasta e tanti autri maneri. Pi curiusità; u so nnomu s’assumigghia sia ‘nno nostru parrari, ca italianu e puru ‘ngrisi.

I piselli
Si producono prettamente in estate. I piselli selvatici sono stati trovati in tutto il bacino Mediterraneo e nel Medio Oriente. L’arrivo dei piselli freschi è sempre benvenuto anziché quelli secchi. Sono usati in insalata, zuppe e salse. Per vie diverse, sia in palermitano, italiano e in inglese la parola deriva dal greco antico pison.