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One of the central works of the exhibition is the installation "Presence of Absence". The 48 watercolors of the work are based on plant leaves gathered by the artist during a stay at the artist residency Labverde in the Amazon region near Manaus. The immersion in the Amazon forest led the artist to reflect on the mechanisms that renew, annul or transform it. Like European naturalists who captured nature in watercolors, drawings and travelogues, Simons introduces us to the flora of the rainforest. However, instead of a traditional botanical illustration, the work focuses on the …