that has given the name to the Federal Brasilian Republic is also the title chosen by the artist Margherita Leoni for the exhibition the MUSE in Trento dedicates to her from 22nd January to 10th April 2016 The Science Museum opens its space/makes its space available to hold a reflection on nature’s perfection and fragility: this theme is depicted in over 70 works An account on the botanical biodiversity in Brasil an exhortation to develop a relationship of balance knowledge and respect with natural environment The artistic research carried out by Margherita Leoni moves from an accurate study on botanical Brasilian biodiversity exploring South American Indian myths and arrives to the account of the Cerrado fire tragedy in order to reflect on the relationship between man and nature and on the need to rebuild a relationship of knowledge and respect with natural environment in 1974) has graduated at the School of Fine Arts in Brera In the same year she lived for six months in the reserve Biologica de Quebrangulo (Biological Reserve in Quebrangulo) where she began to depict on paper the various species living in the wild Brasilian forest Hence his work comes alive -a work dedicated to wild forests paying specific attention to Brasilian biomes: the rainforest in Amazzonia From 2000 to 2001 she studied Botanical Morphology and Systematic Botany at University San Paolo She struck up a solid friendship with the botanist specialized in the study and safeguard of wild plants in Brasil who has been collecting 3500 plant species mainly of wild plants in Jardim botanico Plantarum (Botanical garden) in Nuova Odessa since 1990 She has been exhibiting in public spaces and international art galleries since 2000 The opening of the exhibition dedicated to Margherita Leoni’s artistic research starts at 17 today © 2014 - 2025 TrentinoCultura - Conception and coordination: Department for Culture write us