GUNè | SHARED TEXTILE INSTALLATION by Veronica Rastelli
Friday 19th August, starting at 7:30 pm, presentation of the artistic project Gunè | shared textile installation by Veronica Rastelli for "2 ° Piano Art Residency" , artistic residency program promoted by ZNSproject APS , curated by Margherita Capodiferro and the artist Cristiano Pallara.
From 3 to 21 August, after two years of forced detention due to the pandemic, ZNSproject hosted Veronica Rastelli.
Gunè (derives from the Greek "γυνή" , which means "woman" , all that is feminine) is a tribute to women and all art of weaving. A tapestry to tell the story of the territory, the landscape, women's work and the relationship with the patronal feasts. A textile story that develops slowly, slowly, in dialogue.
Discovering and listening to the territory, interfacing with the citizens and thanks to the collaboration of Fabio De Marco with his collection of vintage maps of Palagiano, Veronica Rastelli has woven plots like a diary embroidered with stories, tales and words; Evoking our bond with the earth and with the present, trying to reclaim the past to develop, extend and expand it.
“2nd Floor Art Residency” is an open space, experimental, autonomous and independent, of artistic research
On the occasion of this edition, we hosted the Artist Veronica Rastelli and her research on local weaving.
To complete the path, also this year the Art workshops for children aged 13 to 18 thanks to the "Cantieri di Dinamismo sociale" project - Puglia Region - Notice 2/2017 "Social anti-mafia construction sites: education for active citizenship and improvement of the urban fabric ".
From 5 to 6 August, with Gunè: Creative weaving workshop: the looms and each participant was able to learn the technique of weaving and rediscover the small gestures and manual work for the realization of great things, useful and lasting, such as it was used once, when local weaving was a precious commodity for everyone. The documents obtained will contribute to the realization of the shared textile installation "GUNE '" .
From Nature to Painting (7, 8, 9, 11 August) is a workshop for painting starting from natural elements. With the help of Legambiente on 7 August, the participants led by Gianluca Montemurro and the artist Veronica Rastelli searched for typical natural elements that they could transform in a simple way. For a rediscovery of Nature and its riches, small paintings have been created with the colors obtained.
These works, together with the shared textile installation "GUNE '" and the collages made thanks to the artist Federica Gonnelli in July, with the “Laboratory Collage and other stories | to connect and reconnect the world ” and the necessary reflections in the Anthropocene era; the works created during the "Sculpture Workshops" with Aurora Avvantaggiato and Raffaele Vitto to investigate the problems of it was industrialized, from the abandonment of plastic to the search for more sustainable construction methods; to finish at the Comics fanzine made on the basis of the tables of the children in the "Comics Workshop: WHERE I LIVE" with Tonio Vinci < / strong>, with the aim of recognizing and recognizing one's own territory; will be presented to citizens on August 19th, from 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm, in piazza Donato Rota in Palagiano (TA). We are waiting for you, participation is free
Veronica Rastelli born in Switzerland and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, in the school of Painting and Restoration, specializing in the restoration of fabrics. Today, she is a painter and restorer, in particular with fabrics she has found in the installation practice a way more suited to her research. You participate in personal and collective exhibitions and national and international artistic residencies, including: International residence, Kultur Factory / Kulturscio'k, Domicella (Avellino); Alienart Project for the “48 Stunden” Neukölln das Kunstfestival ”Festival; among the personal exhibitions: "Intrecci imperfetti dell'anima", UnderG space at Art Garage, Pozzuoli (NA); “Pane Quotidiano“, on the occasion of the GDC, Etra home Gallery, Naples.
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