"'CLOUDS' is an installation that extends across three different spaces in the Ornithological Museum of Palazzo Montesano in Chiaramoni Gulfi. The artwork is entirely made of natural materials, which possess the unique quality of changing over time and evolving in their essence, confronting us with the immateriality of things. Starting from these natural materials, the artist aims to provoke contemplation on the concept of eternity. Ethereal clouds made of soft sheep's wool cover the ceiling of the two rooms in the Ornithological Museum. Building upon studies of clouds that began in England in the early 19th century due to the necessity of a thorough investigation of light in relation to atmospheric phenomena, the artist analyzes their formation regarding change—a mutable process that consistently presents itself in the same form and recurs. Howard introduced the cloud classification system, which formed a solid foundation for the study of clouds and significantly contributed to understanding meteorology. This distinction is also evident in the artist's installation, showcasing three different types of clouds. While for Goethe, nature is objective and must be observed without a priori judgments, for the artist, it becomes a divine form, standing between earth and sky—a symbol of divinity, a manifestation of God, of His relative and fleeting existence that composes and dissolves. An invitation to meditation and contemplation through the use of natural materials and profound symbolism. The artist brings back a connection with nature and change as a fundamental part of our existence as mutable and organic elements. The work aims to prompt reflection on the difference in how humans and nature deal with change: while humans are subjected to a technological society marked by speed, nature follows a different, slower pace that opens the door to eternity. The artist wishes to reflect on the urgent and current issue of anthropocentrism and the distorted existential perception that leads us to live in a nihilistic dimension, without preserving nature, our distinctive ecological tendency, and learning to coexist with it." - Francesca Rossi Minelli, 2023