Monotype, collagraph and engraving on twelve 1mx2m Chinese rice paper scrolls, pigment and dust from the Dingyusandur dust hotspot, Iceland
Unique works
Previously shown at: The Royal Festival Hall, London, October 2025
Dust Forest reveals Iceland’s fragile balance between desert and forest. Vast volcanic deserts, formed by medieval deforestation and glacial retreat, now generate dust storms that travel thousands of kilometers. Beneath the melting ice lie remnants of ancient rainforests, preserved for millennia. Using dust collected from Dyngjusandur—Europe’s largest desert and a key global dust source—Telese connects the hidden layers of Iceland’s landscape with cycles of ecological change. The fragility of the work intentionally mirrors the fragility of the Earth’s environment.
