WHILE HERE MENTRE SONO QUI
Exhibition Catalogue Text written by Dr Mary Kate Connolly - a writer and curator based in London. She is Co-Editor of COMPOST magazine.
While Here - Mentre Sono Qui is a solo exhibition by Marina Collard at Fondazione Ricci Barga (LU), comprising a body of work developed over two years in response to time spent walking in the surrounding landscape. On show with ten paintings that make up the While Here series, are three collections of works on paper, Rocks, Rocks and Water and Paper Pieces, pointing to the scale and the dynamism of the environment. Also included are three large scale paintings, On Hold, Franco and Sink 2, along with Photo Curtain made up of strips of cut photographs taken by Kevin Halon. These sliced photos of the landscape, people and local events point to the passing of time and to fragmented memories. This theme continues in the multiscreen video of walks in the area.
DA QUI A LÌ
Performance with Professor of Music Paul Whitty
Since 1999, Marina has spent a considerable amount of time in the Alpi Apuane in a small village in Commune di Careggine (LU), where she has access to a house with a studio. Her longstanding relationship with people in this area, and her more recent relationship with Fondazione Ricci Barga, led to this exhibition which reveals the depth of her attachment to the region. Working mainly in London, every return visit has been an important interruption. This exhibition stems from physical and philosophical practices of listening and noticing. While Here - Mentre Sono Qui holds an active presence of listening and sensing as a way of engaging with, responding to, and interacting with the environment of this region.
RALLENTANDO
Performance with
Tina Kaseveč
Works on Paper, Chalkwalk, Via della Nocerella
Photo Curtain
