The uprooted tree becomes a ghost. Toscano uses this metaphor to explore the entanglements of migration and extraction. The ghost expands through family narratives and history, particularly the sixteenth century and its colonial implications. It becomes a metaphor for the Western function of possessing and disseminating knowledge, belief systems, and extracting material for processing.

In Toscano’s practice, ghosts are reconstructed bodies used to process trauma, adaptation, and repair. They emerge not as fixed states but as continuous, transformative journeys through symbolic and organic collisions.

The Ventana Project installation at U8 in Berlin reflects the transitory nature of the platform. It is a reflection on suspension, movement, and the porous boundaries between arrival and departure, memory, and limbo.