CAMILLA MARINONI BIO
Camilla Marinoni (1979) born in Bergamo where she lives and works.
2003 -BA Academy of Fine Art of Brera, Milan (Sculpture).
2007 - MFA Academy of Fine Art of Brera, Milan (Sacred Art).
During her artistic career she takes a part in various art experiences:
- 2007 TAM (Artistic Treatment of Metals) - three month residency program - selected by the artist Nunzio Di Stefano (artistic director) and Arnaldo Pomodoro, Pietrarubbia, (PU), Italy.
- 2010 and 2012 Ceramic workshop with the artists Rafaela Pareja and Samuel Bayarri, El Grau center, Valencia, Spain.
- 2018 Theory and practice of performance art, with Abel Azcona artist, Factoria de arte y desarollo, Madrid, Spain.
- 2019 Free unicorns, with Chiara Bersani artist and performer, GAMeC Museum, Bergamo, Italy.
In 2005 she won the 1st prize of the competition "Esperienze della scultura contemporanea all’Accademia di Brera", S. Pietro all'Olmo (MI), in 2015 she received the CoffeeBreak.Museum award, Museo Gianetti di Saronno (VA), in 2018 two prizes are awarded during Paratissima Art Fair in Turin and in 2019 she win two prizes awarded during ArtTeam Cup, Villa Nobel, Sanremo, Italy
Permanent works are present in Montali Museum of Rodello d'Alba (CN); in Gianetti Museum of Saronno and in some churches in north of Italy. Lastest exhibitions: 2019 / L'altro capo del filo, curated by G. Giglio and M. Saccavino, N.I.C.E. Paratissima15, Turin, cat; One self, curated by SeeMe in partnership with ChaShaMa gallery, One World Trade Center, New York;
Arte sacra, curated by S. Bartolena, cat; Arteam Cup, prize exhibition curated by Livia Savorelli and Matteo Galbiati, cat; Zaffo - intessuto nelle profondità, installation and performance in San Lorenzo Minore’s Church, Bergamo (solo show) curated by F.Ghirardini and F. Paribelli; Prima che le foglie cadano, Spazio Arti Contemporanee Broletto, Pavia, curated by S.Bartolena; ParatissimaTalents, curated by F. Canfora, Castello Visconteo-Sforzesco, Novara, cat.; 2018 / Madre, performance, Bergamo (solo show); HIV / AIDS tra visibile e invisibile, GAMeC, Bergamo; 2017 / A MERET (solo show), curated by G. Zanchi, Museo Bernareggi - Bergamo; Tra il sacro e la terra, Museo Montali - Rodello d'Alba (CN); IX Biennale di Soncino. A Marco, Sforza Castle, Soncino (CR).
STATEMENT
At the heart of my work, there is an intimate and personal tale about the social and spiritual aspects of daily life and which, inevitably, turn into experience. All are filtered and re-elaborated through my body.
Emptiness, wounds, care, and female world, are frequent topics that emerge and that attempt to be a stimulus, a starting point for a reflection on the meaning of our existence.
I studied sculpture, but the creative process also manifests itself through different artistic expressions: from installations to clothing, from painting to video clips, from sculpture to performance arts.
Depending on the project, I choose the material best suited for its development, though I have a special liking for thread (cotton and doilies) and for the earth (ceramic), two archetypal elements that express a female feeling of patience and dedication.
Softness and hardness, delicateness, and strength are elements that alternate one with the other, grazing each other and forming a contrast that expresses the essence of each human being. The cotton threads stretching across the surfaces (ceramic, paper, or canvas) move the thought from one end to the other, making one think about bonds between objects and between people.
