Altri venti — Ostro | Apresentação Bruna Esposito - Prémio Italian Council

Presentation of the project by the Italian artist Bruna Esposito "Altri Venti - Ostro", winner of the IX edition of the prestigious "Italian Council 2020" - prize awarded each year by the Italian Ministry of Culture - as the conclusion of an international journey that began in New York's Magazzino Italian Art and continued in Buenos Aires on the occasion of the Bienalsur.

After the projection of a docu-film (7') about the work, the artist will talk with Giulia Lamoni, independent researcher and curator (Institute of Art History - New University of Lisbon) and with Giovanbattista Tusa, philosopher and researcher in Contemporary Ecologies (Institute of Philosophy - New University of Lisbon).

Fernando Belo, director of Carpintarias de São Lázaro and Stefano Scaramuzzino, director of the Italian Institute of Culture in Lisbon, will intervene, inviting to a dialogue on the themes of sustainability, frugality, simplicity and poetic and political commitment, addressed in Bruna Esposito's project.
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Ostro is the first of several variations on a theme designed to evoke the warm winds of the Mediterranean, such as the libeccio, sirocco, and grecale.

The installation consists of a gazebo made of natural materials such as bamboo canes and rope: the welcoming space is warmed by the breeze created by a solar-powered ceiling fan, and also features several ship propellers (a recurring motif in Esposito’s work).
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The work is borne out of a synergy of various areas of research, bringing to life the artist’s vision – and increasingly explicit conviction – that only to eliminate the distances between people and the tools used to improve the standard of living, we can image a radical change of direction in favor of a more ecological approach. In this way, we will stop the excessive use of consumer goods, as for example the condition air.
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The work is presented as a device aiming to reinvigorate the space, imbuing it with new, possible relationships, reflections, and meanings. At a time when the subject of “meeting” is as topical as ever, the artist offers us a space to rest, a break that becomes an encounter. Ostro is a political and poetic exhortation: an invitation to take stock of the impact of our actions and consider the inevitability of other choices, as well as the power of simplicity; it is an ode to ancient, frugal alternatives.

Altri Venti – Ostro was shown at STUDIO STEFANIA MISCETTI in Rome. On the occasion of the exhibition, the book Altri Venti was published, featuring contributions by the artist, Benedetta Casini, Arkfactory.
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Itinerary of exhibitions and talks:
Magazzino Italian Art, New York (USA) - May / September 2021
Bienalsur, Buenos Aires (Argentina) - October / January 2022
Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Lisbon e Carpintarias de São Lázaro (Portugal) - May 2022
Centro per l'arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato (Italy) - Spring 2022
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Realized thanks to the support of:
Italian Council
Direzione Generale Creativita Contemporanea

Promoted by:
Studio Stefania Miscetti

Cultural Partnerships:
Magazzino Italian Art
Bienal Internacional de Arte Contemporaneo de America del Sur
Instituto Italiano de Cultura de Lisboa
Centro Pecci
Tools for Culture

In collaboration with:
Carpintarias de São Lázaro