Curitiba, 3M habitants, the “Brazilian Ecological Capital” where remains only 1% of the Atlantic Forest. I collected the plants on this urban environment © Daniela Busarello ADAGP 2024

Pulsum Herbarium : Laboratory of reflections and researches : 7 minutes video © Daniela Busarello ADAGP 2023

Pulsus Herbarium : view of the 170 pigments made with the Urban Atlantic Forest Plants. — Pulsus Herbarium : view of the 170 pigments made with the Urban Atlantic Forest Plants © Daniela Busarello ADAGP 2024

Torna-te Aquilo que És. 2022. H280 x L140cm. 170 pigments made from plants collected at the Atlantic Forest inside the city of Curitiba (3M habitants, 1% of the original Forest's coverage), beeswax on gauze. — *Torna-te Aquilo que És.* 2022. dimensions : H280 x L140cm. technique : oil painting made with 170 plants Atlantic Forest’s Plants, collected in the urban area of Curitiba. A city with 3M habitants where only remains 1% of the original Forest's coverage. Curitiba is considered as the “Brazilian Ecological Capital”. © Daniela Busarello ADAGP 2024

At the atelier : moving the painting from the working-chassis to the final presentation. Special thanks to Guillaume Benard-Tertrais and Yuhuan Michel © Daniela Busarello ADAGP 2024

acknowledgments
Aristides Athayde, International Legal Consultant, Environmental Conflict Mediator, Corporate Social Responsibility Advisor.
Dilva and Orlando Busarello, Architects, Urbanists, Landscape Architects.
Carla Fabiane Rasmussen, Librarian at the botanical Rare Books library at UFPR
Maibe Maroccolo, research on the Brazilian dye flora - knowledge, traditions and practices.
Paulo Henrique Labiak Evangelista, Professor, Botanist responsible for the Herbarium of the Botany Department at the Federal University of Paraná.

thankful to the technical team
Guillaume Antoine, pigment-technique
Guillaume Benard-Tertrais, conservation and installation
Atelier Jim de Missolz, steel-frame