Inside Number Five. 2026.


Life in Ruins? (2026–ongoing) is an ongoing artistic investigation into the ruin as a changing spatial condition. Situated in the historic centre of Cammarata, Sicily, the project explores how weathering, vegetation, material decay and time might shape the life of an existing structure.

  • Scope: Artistic research / Site-responsive work
  • Type: Ongoing project
  • Details: One-euro house site
  • Location: Cammarata, Sicily, Italy
  • Status: Research and site exploration
  • Year: 2026–ongoing

Rather than imagining restoration as a return to a resolved architectural state, I am interested in the possibilities that emerge through restraint, ecological succession and the site’s gradual transformation. The project considers how a ruin might support new relationships between human and more-than-human life, and how its future might remain open to change.



© Copyright 2026 Emma J Davis. 

Artist & Spatial Designer
Email: Emma@emmajdavis.com
@emmajdavis_
92022 Cammarata (AG)
Sicily, Italy 
Melbourne (Naarm)
Victoria, Australia 3205