Eighteen, the Pig

Silkscreen depicting the archetype of the pig.

The Nature series stems from the quest to transform an image into a symbol through a deliberate reduction that eliminates the superfluous in favor of meaning, with a view to creating art multiples. This series is among the few examples of editions that achieve the goal of creating "artistic" images for the home, grounded in the concept of seriality. There are no originals of these works, as the final image is achieved only through technical reproduction processes (screen printing). Through the choice of these "archetypal" subjects, the form and technique of their representation, Mari seems to seek a sort of "super-icon": the Apple is not an apple but The Apple.