Alongside her artistic practice, Rosario is developing an ongoing research project titled Urban Life and Nature. The project was initiated during her residency at Artport in Tel Aviv in 2022 and has since evolved through subsequent residencies at KBG in Berlin in 2024 and Residency Unlimited in New York in 2025. Each of these cities—distinct in atmosphere, scale, and relationship to nature—has offered a rich and varied context, deepening and expanding the scope of her investigation.
At the core of the project is a process of exploration through movement. Rosario cycles through urban environments, navigating diverse neighbourhoods, public gardens, and overlooked natural spaces. Along these journeys, she documents her surroundings through photography while also collecting found objects, ambient sounds, and organic materials. This method allows her to engage with the city in a direct and sensory way, blurring the boundaries between observation, participation, and artistic research.
Each phase of the project is shaped by the specific character of the place in which it unfolds. Rosario responds to local conditions—whether social, environmental, or architectural—by incorporating themes and questions that emerge from each context. She carefully maps her routes, creating a detailed record of the paths she travels, turning movement itself into a form of drawing and documentation.
At the end of each stage, Rosario assembles her collected materials into a body of work that reflects both her physical journey and her internal experience. These outcomes include visual compositions, written texts, and artistic installations that convey her impressions, emotions, and reflections. Through this process, Urban Life and Nature becomes not only a study of environments, but also a poetic exploration of how we inhabit, perceive, and connect with the natural elements embedded within urban life.
