L’àgghia (Garlic) print - 2022 edition

2022 limited edition prints 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.

Garlic
Garlic has a long history as a food stuff and an even longer one as a natural medicine and tonic—not least in Sicily. First cultivated in central Asia 7,000 years ago, and extensively used in Ancient Egypt, garlic in Sicily is sown in winter and harvested in May and June. The Aglio Rosso di Nubia (Red Garlic of Nubia), grown in the Trapani province just west of Palermo, has EU-recognised Protected Geographical Status.

L’àgghia
L’àgghia avi ‘na longa storia sia comu manciari ca comu miricamentu suprattutto ‘nta Siçilia. ‘Ntempi assai antichi vinia curtivatu nna terri luntani. Nta la nostra terra si simina ‘nno ‘nvernu pi’ cugghillu poi a màiu e ggiugnu. L’agghia russa ri Nubia, vicinu Trapani, a punenti ri Palermu, è una ri megghiu ca cci sia.

L’aglio
L’aglio ha una lunga storia come alimento ed anche una più lunga in medicina dove veniva usato come tonico naturale. Inizialmente coltivato in Asia centrale 7000 anni fa, e largamente usato nell’antico Egitto, l’aglio in Sicilia viene seminato in inverno e raccolto da maggio a giugno. L’Aglio Rosso di Nubia, coltivato in provincia di Trapani, ad ovest di Palermo, ha il riconoscimento dell’UE di IPG (indicazione geografica protetta).