Vivien Flavia Maria Sorrentino

˚❀𖥧𖤣 𝒲𝐻𝐼𝑀𝒮𝐼𝒞𝒜𝐿 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟨 𖡼𓋼𓍊˚ these small graphic calendariums make a most fitting gift for all quirky medievalism enthusiasts ⚜⚜⚜ I took no small delight in finding tose whimsy little creatures and shapes from an original copy of ♖𝕲𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖘𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖘 𝕸𝖚𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖇𝖚𝖈𝖍♖ (1898), bestowed upon me this year by the most lovely @imogenschwandner ✶✶✶ also the chance to at last put a selection of fonts I have been hoarding these past years to use, was most gladly seized 𐃯𐃯𐃯 ✦ format A6 ✦ 14 pages (title, months, credits) ✦ riso print (inside gold & pine, title gold, pine or burgundy) ✦ 240g/m2 sugar cane paper ✦ clothespin for stapling included

 send forth a discreet missive!!! (DM) 𓃵𓃵𓃵

sprialing into obsession pt. 3 🏰

🕯️ melting and molding for loved ones 🕯️

˚✧₊⁎˓˓⁽̨̡ ˚͈́꒳​˚͈̀*⁾̧̢˒˒⁎⁺˳✧༚ღ꒡ ᴈ꒡)♡⃛(꒡ε ꒡ღ˚✧₊⁎˓˓⁽̨̡ ˚͈́꒳​˚͈̀*⁾̧̢˒˒⁎⁺˳✧༚

𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖎𝖋𝖆𝖈𝖙𝖘|𝖗𝖊𝖒𝖓𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖘 [more to come…]

unused sketch @la__katedra__

spoke and performed at @occura.occura II back in april — a through and through wholesome experience ⋆˚꩜｡ thank you for having me @juno_._j @gardywu @nanafreitag__ ♡ ⃗  ❥* “⋆｡‧˚ʚ🕯ɞ˚‧｡⋆”

♜ 𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈𝖑𝖊𝖘 𝖔𝖋 𝖆 𝖕𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖗𝖞 ♜ 𝓅𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝐼 ____________ 01—04/25

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓑𝓻𝓲𝓭𝓪𝓵 𝓑𝓸𝓭𝔂 ᴘᴀʀᴛ ɪɪ shown one year ago at “zero is the moon” at @nova_artspace ☽ ⏾ Curated by Sophia Scherer @jamplemousse 
nova space Team: Annika Schallenberg, Rio Usui @rio_usui Fotos by Jannis Uffrecht @jannisuffrecht

Vivien Flavia Maria Sorrentino ist freie Künstlerin und Grafikerin. Sie lebt und arbeitet derzeit in Berlin. In ihrer gestalterischen und künstlerischen Praxis verknüpft sie konzeptionelle und inhaltliche mit materiellen und performativen Ansätzen.  Vivien arbeitet aus einer inneren Dringlichkeit heraus, soziokulturelle und -politische Mechanismen hinter dem Bedürfnis nach Liebe und Partner*innenschaft systemkritisch zu hinterfragen. In vielen ihrer Werke verwendet sie Wachs als Medium, das in naturalistisch-femininer Formensprache Körper, Wandel und Übergang symbolisiert. Ihre Arbeit “The Unveiling of the Bridal Body” beschreibt sowohl Prozess als auch Resultat der Auseinandersetzung mit dem universellen Entwurf der rituellen Eheschließung in unserer vorwiegend weißen, heterosexuellen Dominanzgesellschaft. Das Spannungsfeld der Arbeit entsteht zwischen dem Bedürfnis nach einer inhaltlichen Dekonstruktion der vorherrschenden Narrative rund um „den schönsten Tag im Leben (einer Frau)“ – einer Entmystifizierung des Fairytales – und der Konzeption und Realisation eines zeremoniellen Gegenentwurfs. Getrieben von der Suche nach einem (utopischen) Möglichkeitsraum, in dem die Braut ein an sich selbst gerichtetes Versprechen ablegt, führt kein Weg an Fragen nach Gemeinschaft jenseits der Kleinfamilie, Liebe jenseits von Romantik und Fürsorge jenseits von Abhängigkeit vorbei. •• oc:cura part II von III 26.04.2025 Im @artrmx Einlass - 19:00 Uhr Programmstart - 19:30 Uhr •• foto 1 credit @julessch0ex slide 5 & 7 credit Lino Ehrenstein • oc:cura is funded by the European Solidarity Corps and supported by @rrcgn

࿇ SHE SAID YES ࿇ ⁀➴ On the 26th of September 2024 I had my loved ones (and some lovely officials) gathered to witness and participate in the performative wedding ceremony which presented the climax of almost a year’s work. ⁀➴ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 describes both the process and the outcome of critically examining the blueprint of ritual marriage in our predominantly white, heterosexual society. The core conflict lies in the tension between deconstructing the dominant narratives surrounding “the most beautiful day in (a woman’s) life”—a demystification of the fairytale—and envisioning and realizing a ceremonial counter-design. This process was marked by an ambivalent emotional journey, fluctuating between a deep, resolute rejection and a compelling fascination with the idea of the own hypothetical (traditional) wedding. The bride, as a mythologized transitional figure and central character in the spectacle of the White Wedding, is both a self-proclaimed protagonist and a living projection surface for patriarchal, economic, and religious ideologies. Through a socio-historical and socio-political analysis of popular wedding rituals, the work seeks to challenge systemic implications and imagine a ceremony that transcends oppressive dimensions. Driven by the search for this (utopian) realm of possibility, where the bride makes a vow to herself, the work inevitably raises questions about community beyond the nuclear family, love beyond romance, and care beyond dependency. ♥ photos slide 6, 14, 16 & 17 @julessch0ex ♥ video recording @90lynoe09 ♥ textile & fashion design @soldieroff ♥ ceremonial script @hotb111000111 ♥ sound @claudiussyter ♥ maid of honor @o_0megavybe ♥ wedding cake @uschielfi ♥ supervision @charlotte__rohde @jajajajaja_nenenenene ♥ department @bauhaus.typography ♥ veil stitching @studio.stich ⁀➴ Extra special content will follow to honor the marvelous contributions of my dear collaborators and friends that made this thing as whole as it could be. I love you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

some (unused) lettering work for 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒰𝓃𝓋𝑒𝒾𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝐵𝓇𝒾𝒹𝒶𝓁 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝓎 hijihehehehuhuzz enjoyy ❦❧