Francesca Gabbiani’s works intricately blend the urban and natural worlds, creating dreamlike scenes where architecture and nature coexist in delicate tension. Her use of intricate detail and cutout techniques acts as a metaphor for the fragmented nature of the modern city, where history and contemporary life overlap in a complex, layered landscape. Through surreal juxtapositions—plants entwined with structures, or landscapes spilling into urban streets—she evokes the city not just as a physical space but as a psychological one She also explores the destructive power of wildfire, symbolizing both the fragility and resilience of environments in the face of natural and human forces. Her work suggests that cities are living entities, where beauty and chaos coexist in quiet harmony, each layer revealing the stories of the past and present.

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