Part of me is still there, reverberating in the gigantic industrial hall of
@cittadellarte , a space we called a ‘misunderstanding chamber’. “We” is a group of international artists and curators united at
@unideeresidencyprograms during the ‘Languages, please’, gently curated by
@nina_fiocco and
@ga__.mar . Our module “Beyond Acoustic Supremacy—Gestural Voice and Transcorporeal Listening” was mentored by the one and only
@piers_dima , with guests
@dianalola_posani and
@nata.aria .
I am back home feeling inspired, grounded, liberated, and grateful for the space we all created, held, and taken care of, and for a bunch of new friends and partners in crime, amazing fellow artists:
@annadusi_curator ,
@estamatkovic ,
@pesthfan ,
@susa_abdul ,
@flowwithwenlin ,
@andresabdelnur ,
@wspolbycie ,
@carola_demarchi ,
@gloria__luca ,
@racmontoro ,
@marianneholmhansen ,
@occhiosordo .
Thank you all for your generosity, your teachings, your trans-corporeal listening, your horizontal and punk thinking and attitude. Thank you for reminding me again that being part of this community is one of the most precious gifts of being on this path. Thank you Laura, Clara and Annalisa of the UNIDEE for your kindness, help, and organization!
Some highlights in the gallery:
1–3: Us during and between Deep listening practice led by Diana Lola Posani
4–5: Piersandra’s seminar on Deaf Epistemology and on the amazing work of Diana Anselmo, with him joining us through the video call
6–7: we while sharing our experience of listening to the food, an exercise facilitated by Piersandra
di Matteo
8: Cervo, the river that crosses Biella, the city where Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto is based
9: a view from my window during the residency
10: group selfie with Michelangelo Piatoletto during a guided tour at the Fondation
11: Anna and I, while activating the score for building trust that we previously developed together
12–13: participating in other people’s scores
14–15: what is sedimenting: my memory of all of you & some selection of new collective vocabulary (featuring a monk-like bed I slept in during the residency)
Image credits: Nina, Nina’s mom, Laura, Piersandra, Andres, and me