Work conceived for the event “Estetica del Virtuale”, Private Conversation III is a dialogue with the city born from the comparison gathered between people who live the culture in the city that returns emotions, wishes, desire for autonomy and change. The video projection accompanied by audio widespread in the urban environment is part of the urban context to create the relational moment that the entire research projects. In the Mario Pagano square, point of greatest aggregation, Private Conversation III is the experience of one for the experience of all. The work illuminates the architecture to describe the interior of the buildings and their life. The first step in a series of installations in the city from the center to the peripheral districts, so as to demonstrate more and more that the culture and especially contemporary art, lives on the skin of all, ready to describe everyday real life, difficult and exciting.
My very private research tends to explore identity between private and public. The themes of memory and dreams are intertwined with the meticulous cataloging of the object and space, the narrative uses all the languages from the video to performance . Since 1999, my particular interest in public art is developed on the concept of an exchange of identity in a dynamic relationship with the viewer and the artists that gravitate around the work of art in progress Orfeo hotel contemporary art project.since 2004.
The basic elements of all my research are identity and memory.
I focus on the exploration of identity, on the exchange of identity, and the multiple choice studying theories ranging from psychology to quantum physics as the Many Worlds Interpretation of physicist Hugh Everett. My very private research tends to transpose the story from my private to audience.
Narrative uses all the languages from the video to performance with a focus on site-specific public art. The sharing of identity in a dynamic of exchange is the cornerstone of my testing on the centrality of the user, never intended as a passive element, but as a participant in the creative act, in search of a closer and closer contact, more intimate between me and the other, through the creation of works heavily relational which in turn represent later stages of a process of possible identification.
Identity and memory, imagined in their being, in their constant change, involve the concept of growth, but also of loss. Memory, in fact, in its game of remembering and forgetting builds a puzzle of our lives, where everyone can find the missing piece, the one that could give meaning to all experience, to capture life in images and sensations that symbolically represent it. The reflection on the elapsing time as construction of space experience, leads to a “own” time that can be summed up linearity and continuity only by souvenirs. This reflection embraces the past but also the future, becoming aware of loss and fear of loss, then the idea of capturing the memories and imprisoning the objects, those that can enhance the power of memory, in a symbolic space that contains them and keep them, out of its ambiguous play, polysemantic techas that build Wunderkammer.
Elisa Laraia
Multimedia artist
Elisa Laraia - Born in Potenza in 1973, lives and works in Bologna and Potenza.
In 2001 she obtained a diploma in stage design at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna, continued her studies at the University Paris 8, Paris and Wimbledon School of Art in London. In 2000 she made the first of many public art intervention in the exhibition Beyond the Garden by Robert Daolio that still follows her research; critics as Mili Romano, Dede Auregli, Antonella Marino, Dores Sacquegna, Eleonora Frattarolo, Marta Massaioli, Rosalba Branà, Rosalba Paiano have written about her and treated her more personal experiences and collective exhibitions since 2000 in galleries and museums, such as the GAM of Bologna; she participated in the Biennale of Young Artists of the Mediterranean, Sarajevo, and the XIV Quadrennial in Rome. In January 2004 she creates Orfeo Hotel contemporary art project, art work in progress on the concept of Identity Exchange and today a project room in Potenza and in Second Life www.orfeohotel.com. Her artistic activity since 2006 is situated between Bologna, where cures the annual event Art for Art's Shake, and Potenza, in which she is part of the network Art Factory Basilicata.
Elisa Laraia
born in Potenza on 10.15.1973 lives and works in Bologna and Potenza
www.elisa.laraia.it
www.orfeohotel.com
Since 2004, carries out research on the exchange of identity in the spirit of sharing with other artists in her Project Room Orfeo Hotel contemporary art project and in Second Life.
EDUCATION
1998/2001 Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, with 110 graduating cum laude with a thesis in Cultural Anthropology, Rapporteur Roberto Daolio ;”The death of identity exchange in art”;.
2001 Wimbledon School of Art, Set designer Course, London
Residences
2000 “International Symposium of Sculpture” at the Université Paris 8 reported by Roberto Daolio, Parigi
2006“49° Premio Campigna” curated by Claudia Casali, Visiting Professor Henri Olivier, Santa Sofia (Forli)
2007 “50° Premio Campigna” curated by Rosalba Paiano, Visiting professor Anne e Patrick Poirier., Santa Sofia (Forli)
Awards
2006 Winner of the Youth Murri Public Art Project ;”Life Goes On”; conceived by Alessandra Montanari
2003 Winner of the Photography section Iceberg Art Competition
2003 Prize Guercino
2001 Winner of the selection “Chaos or communication” for participation in the “Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean 2001”, Sarajevo
2001 Reported Iceberg wins the “Cahiers du triangle”, a project of traveling exhibition, Saint-Etienne, Thessaloniki, Bologna.
Solo Exhibitions
2011
Private Conversation III
A cura di Francesco Scaringi e Giuseppe Biscaglia
Estetica del Virtuale
Potenza
2010
The Future of the Country, curated by Bianco e Valente
A cielo aperto, Associazione Vincenzo De Luca, Latronico, PZ
La torre di Asian
Tower to tower, Istituto F.Cavazza, Bologna
2009
"Qual è il tuo luogo? Deframmentazione II"
LAP Laboratorio di arte pubblica, curated by Roberto Daolio, Urban Space, Potenza
2008
Zefiro song’s curated by Comunicative, Gardino della Manifattura, Bologna
“Incontri”, curated by Azzurra Collas, Builder Tonino Lane, director Elena Furse, Second Museum in Second Life
2007
“Sweet Memory”, Galleria Tekné, Potenza
“Memoria, Identità, Bellezza”, Galleria Tekné , Le Monacelle, Matera
“Private Conversation” curated by Marta Massaioli, Crudelia’s project, Marotta (AN)
“Identity Exchange” critical text by Eleonora Frattarolo, Pinacoteca Provinciale Potenza
“La Donna di Picche” Momart gallery, Matera
“Cristalli” performance curated by Paola Naldi, Palazzo Re Enzo, Bologna, DVD
Exhibitions
2011
54° Biennale di Venezia, Padiglione Italia, “Lo stato dell’Arte”, Accademie d’Italia a cura di Vittorio Sgarbi, in collaborazione con il Ministero della pubblica Istruzione Tese di San Cristoforo (Arsenale nord) Venezia
2010
“ΠΑΙ The eon is a child playing”, Museum of Natural History Alexandropolis; Municipal Center of Samothrace /Gallery; Technopolis Foundation Takis Alexiou &CA4S,Athene, curated by Polyxene Kasda, Dores Sacquegna, Pierre Chirouze.
Festival "Al Femminile" Premio Cecilia Salvia, Teatro Francesco Stabile, Potenza
2009
“Romantic” curated by Gloria Gradassi, Galleria Marconi, Cupra Marittima
2008
“Sotto il disegno” curated by Eleonora Frattarolo, Galleria l’Ariete, Bologna
“Il bosco che vorrei” curated by Galakiris, Bosco Maglie Grumento Nova, Val D’agri
“Art Woman 08” curated by Marina Pizzarelli and Dores Sacquegna, Castello Carlo V, Lecce
“If these walls could speak”,Cymbalaria muralis P. Gaertn. et to critical text by Antonella Marino, catalogue, Castello di Lagopesole, AV, Potenza
2007
“V.I.T.R.I.O.L.” curated by Roberta Gucci Cantarini, Galleria A+A, Centro Espositivo Sloveno di Venezia
“La luce e l’ ombra” curated by Rosalba Branà, Museo Pino Pascali, Polignano (Ba), catalogue
“Experimenta” curated by Guillermina de Gennaro, Museo del territorio, Alberobello, Galleria Open Art Bari, Roma, catalogo
“Secret Garden” curated by Dores Sacquegna, Primo Piano Living Gallery, Lecce, catalogo
“Art for Art’s Shake” critical text by Dede Auregli, Palazzo Zambeccari, Bologna, catalogue
2006
“Fiori di Loto, Vizzi e Virtù” curated by Dores Sacquegna, Primo Piano Living Gallery, Lecce
Visual Art Project, Harlem School of Art di NY, Charity Auction Saatchi & Saatchi, New York
“Art for Art’s Shake” Palazzo Dondini, Bologna sponsor, Regione Emilia Romagna, Provincia di Bologna
“Water Project” curated by Isabella Falbo, Orfeo hotel contemporary art project, Bologna
“Casting” performance by Giulia Ravazzolo and Elisa Laraia, Galleria Dispari e Dispari, Reggio Emilia
2005
“Italia-Russia 6-6” curated by Massimo Lovisco e Vito Pace, Amnesiac Arts Home Gallery, Potenza
“Jungle fever” curated by Marta Massaioli Crudelia’s art project, Marotta (AN)
2004
“stop and go” IL laboratorio dell’imperfetto curated by Giancarlo Papi, Gambettola (Forli), catalogo
2003
“XIV Quadriennale di Roma”, Palazzo Reale, Napoli, catalogo
“Corporarte” curated by Antonella Marino, Calia Italia Matera, catalogo, acquisto collezione privata Impresa Valore
2002
“Experimenta” curated by Guillermina de Gennaro and Gianluigi Travisi, Museo del territorio, Alberobello, catalogo
“Tracking” curated by Antonella Marino, Museo Nuova Era, Bari
“BookMark future visioni” curated by Amnesiacart, Museo Provinciale di Potenza, catalogo
“Beyond the edge” curated by Silvia Evangelisti, Rocca Malatestiana, Urbino, catalogo
2001
“Eurostar” Spazio aperto G.A.M. Bologna curated by Dede Auregli
“Start02” curated by Silvia Grandi ex Scuderie Bentivoglio, Bologna, catalogo
“Giovani artisti europei a Firenze” curated by Sergio Risaliti, Firenze
“Oltre il giardino”/ “memory of evidence IV” in cooperation with Emilia Romagna region, curated by R. Daolio, Rimini, catalogo
“Wimbledon Foyer” curated by Stephanie James
“Biennale giovani artisti dell’Europa e del Mediterraneo 2001”, Sarajevo, catalogo
“Intercity da Bologna” curated by Guido Molinari, Costantino d’Orazio Ass.cult. Futuro, Roma
“Plutot la vie e plutot la ville” curated by Roberto Daolio and Mili Romano, Galleria Neon, Bologna. Catalogo
2000
“Prewiev” curated by Gino Gianuizzi, Carlo Manara, Galleria Civica di Castelsanpietro Terme (Bo) catalogo
“Pubblico privato” curated by Stefano Gualdi, Chiostri di San Domenico, Reggio Emilia, website
“Oltre il giardino” “Aldina, Giulia, Gradisca” in cooperation with Emilia Romagna region, curated by R. Daolio catalogo, Rimini.
1999
“Accademia in Stazione” in cooperation with FS, curated by R. Daolio and M. Romano, catalogo, Bologna
Selezione di Riviste specializzate Nazionali ed Internazionali /A selection of national and international journals
Segno Attualità Internazionali d'Arte Contemporanea - n. 232 - Settembre/Ottobre 2010 “ΠΑΙ The eon is a child playing”, L’eternità è un bambino che gioca di Lucia Spadano e Dores Sacquegna
Arte Mensile di Arte, Cultura, Informazione – Mensile 445 - Settembre 2010 “I giovani della Basilicata” di Antonella Marino
Crudelia - /18 - anno III Mag./giu.2004 - /20 - anno3.4_dicembre.2004 - January.2005 - /22 – anno 4_april.may.2005 - /23 - anno 4_giugno.luglio.05 - /24 - anno 4_settembre.ottobre.05
Crudelia International - /23 - anno 4_giugno.luglio.05
“Elisa Laraia Progetto di deframmentazione editoriale”
Crudelia - / 25 - anno 4_novembre.dicembre.05 “Private conversation” di Isabella Falbo
Crudelia - special number Orfeo Hotel - l'hotel come forma di viaggio nella surmodernità
Segno - Attualità Internazionali d'Arte Contemporanea - Anno XXVIII -n. 192 - Settembre/Ottobre 2003 “Corpora( R ) te di Lia De Venere
l'ARCA - La rivista internazionale di architetura, design e comunicazione visiva – 2003 “Iceberg Creative Youth” di Carmelo Strano
ARTE e CRITICA - rivista di cultura figurativa - Anno VII n. 29 - Gennaio-Marzo 2002 “Verso una nuova visione del reale” di Daniela Lotta
Kult - Avanguardie Creative n.03 Anno VI - Marzo 2003, “Bologna” di Pierfrancesco Pacoda
Graph Creative – n. 85 - Anno XIV - Marzo 2003 “A tutta arte” di Beatrice Roccatagliata
Next Exit – creatività e lavoro – n. 16 – Anno III – Marzo 2004 Elisa Laraia e Silvio Giordano “La donna di Picche è il Joker”
Carnet – n. 4 - Anno IX – Aprile 2003 “L’arte è giovane”
Flash Art –Anno XXXV- 231 dicembre-gennaio 2002 – “Massafra Il sud italia si mostra”
Selezione di Quotidiani nazionali e regionali che Hanno scritto dell’opera di Elisa Laraia / A selection of national and regional newspapers that have written about the work of Elisa Laraia
Il Mattino anno CXII n. 312 Cultura “Quadriennale anteprima un viaggio aperto a tutti” di Francesco Galdieri
Il Giornale Anno XXX n. 270 Album Cultura e Spettacoli, “Un’Arte Giovane ma già malata” di Vittorio Sgarbi
Il Manifesto Anno XXX, n. 258 Giovedì 30 ottobre 2003 Pagina Visioni “Artisti tra nord e sud” di Arianna Di Genova
la Repubblica Anno 28 n. 268 - edizione Campania, Rubrica Giono e notte, “Segni contemporanei 96 artisti per la Quadriennale” di Stella Cervasio
La Repubblica Anno XVII mercoledì 20 giugno 2007 Bologna cultura, “Laraia si inventa Helissa nell’Orfeo Hotel virtuale” di Paola Naldi
Il Domani Bologna venerd’ 2 novembre 2007 “ Da via Orfeo a second life, Laraia inventa il suo Hotel parallelo” di Alessandra Testa
La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno - Basilicata Anno 123 n. 232 - 27 agosto 2010 “Quando l’arte avvolge strade e casa a Cielo aperto- Latronico l’opera site specific di Elisa Laraia, the future of the country”
Il Quotidiano della Basilicata Anno 9 n. 298 – 30 ottobre 2010, Basilicata 30 anni la generazione della creatività “Elisa Laraia L’arte come investimento” di Loredana vaccaro
Il Quotidiano - edizione delle Puglie pagina cultira e spettacolo, Arte al famminile,con The secret Garden, sabato 10 marzo 2007 “
la Repubblica - Martedì 25 marzo 2003- edizione dell'Emilia Romagna, “Arti e Spettacolo, Iceberg svela il nuovo di bologna” di Marina Amaduzzi
La Nuova Basilicata venerdì 27 marzo 2009 “Potenza diventa location culturale, parte il progetto viaggio nella surmodernità”
Il Resto del Carlino - edizione dell'Emilia Romagna
I viaggi di la Repubblica
Il venerdì di la Repubblica
TGR Sede della Basilicata
TG3 - www.neapolis.rai.it
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