For our 18th Arts Bubble, we gathered to explore the theme “Roots: The Wisdom of Gravity.” It was a night of grounding, reflection, and quiet return — held through music, poetry, and visual arts 🌱✨
Bamboo spends years growing in the dark, underground.
Nothing visible.
Only once its roots are strong enough does it rise —
growing nearly a meter a day, reaching up to 20 meters tall in just a few weeks.
But what looks like rapid growth is the result of deep, invisible grounding.
At Arts Bubble #18, we explored simple yet deep questions:
How high may we rise before we forget where we come from? What does it mean to stay grounded?
Through sounds, words, and colour, we reflected on roots not only as origin, but as what keeps us in balance — the unseen structures that hold us when everything else moves.
Here are the incredible artists who brought this theme to life:
🎶 Music by
@burnchurchmusic ,
@aimee.carty_music ,
@bradheidii ,
@toshin_music
📖 Poetry by
@miseciara
🎨 Visual arts by
@samaralsul ,
@ishmaelclaxtonphotos
📸 Photography by
@uttariyo
📽️ Videography by
@mikevanrose
🌱 Curated and hosted by
@matteinofico
Behind every Arts Bubble stands a constellation of people working beneath the surface — holding the space, shaping the experience, making the invisible visible 💫
Huge thanks to this beautiful team:
@reneocampo15 ,
@mizunoxd ,
@just_mo794 @omaima.alsalmi ,
@sdelahoz ,
@polinapchelkina_ ,
@paolo271063 and Emma 🫶🏼🫧🌸
Until the next gathering, artsy strangers 👀
May we all grow like bamboo:
patient in the dark,
rooted in what matters,
and rising in balance.
✨🫧
Big love,
Matteo
