THE NATURAL HISTORY OF VEDOVAMAZZEI by Mirta D'Argenzio daisycollingridge street scenes taken in London's

street scenes taken in London's East End

With a one in twenty chance of not making it to the other side alive

Historians will find it sufficient to say that there will always be collateral damage

Psychiatrist Carl Jung saw the mandala as 'a representation of the unconscious self' and believed his paintings of mandalas enabled him to identify emotional states and disorders and work towards wholeness in personality

The publication follows an exhibition of the work at the MACRO in Rome and precedes a major presentation in the US at MASS MoCA in 2018

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF VEDOVAMAZZEI by Mirta D'Argenzio daisycollingridge street scenes taken in London'sThe evolution of ideas from artists Stella Scala and Simeone Crispino who make up Vedovamazzei, have been tracked and analysed in an almost scientific classification by curator Mirta D'Argenzio. It is a rare insight into the creative process of this artist duo, with notes, sketches and doodles presented in a dazzling display. Classification and qualification seem almost to be the enemy of artistic endeavour. Yet in The Natural History of Vedovamazzei