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Pages of art/live at Disa(r)miAMO and Volume IV
There’s the common thread of photography between the painting I was invited to show at the Officine Forte Marghera collective and the review of my art journey made by Giorgio Bonomi in the IV and final Volume about ‘L’autoscatto nella fotografia contemporanea’ published by Rubbettino editore. ‘SHE’swinging’ comes from a shot at the Camden flea market, relived and re-proposed as a painting that gives life to the mannequin that we are when we are not practicing Love and Humanity. It will be visible – among the many others on the theme disArMO with which the in-residence artists have generously offered to meet – in Forte Marghera, Venezia, vernissage on 18 April 2025 at 6 pm. The exhibition will last until May 1st.
Diamonds, Oil, Saints … GO2025!
It all started from a twin label of extra virgin OIL from Gemini (Apulia) 2004. Memento of Athena and Poseidon dispute over Attica. Athena won, because the olive tree would grow out of the wound inflicted into the earth. I really like Poseidon, which I once saw on a British coin. Our Neptune travels in the salty, no useful for agriculture but otherwise sacred, waters of the sea. My Gemini wave on them went to ex Magazzini del Cotone in Genua. Among the sparkling memories, three DIAMONDs of art/life/psychiatry – A. Kowal, Letizia Comba and F. Basaglia – deserved to be painted in a little tile headed to Poland. My friends being called to SAN REMO (Festival), from San Fili (Cosenza) stand out in memories waves. Then, on February 8th in Gorizia, I re-discovered the joyful right to be a nano-thousandth, yet significant – part in GO2025. In tune, borderless.
Art-life at Xmas 2021
An installation of thoughts, words and images, goes straight in my heART. It started from a recent mailart card where I depicted a Red Bench to be built and to be constantly mantained in order to SURFvive in the hurricanes (for an exhibition in Bologna against the violence on women) and a pictorial experienze in Laives at the Kunst Kolonie of Artimmersion13.
Then, holding up the figurines of the Nativity Crib from my infancy and with the gaunt bed for the Holy Child in my hands, I realized the similarity of the cot with the Red Bench above. ‘Things’ from the past emerged: a glass vase, a celebrative plate for “Natale”, a clay garland and so on.
Emblems of a still alive art-life.
Poesia a Venezia
On October 2nd, 2021, exactly thirty two years after the signing of the manifesto for the First International Day of Poetry, a group of (mail)artists gathered in the same place of Venezia Mestre, at Itinerary 80, around Giancarlo Da Lio.
Laura Cristin Sheren brought the Tarotensign VPopeS&StarXVII just completed and hanged it facing the Canadian maple, better known as the Tree of Poetry. The two Arcana depicted on the double face blue textile came three dimentional in two subsequent art actions. The first performance – for the PopeS – took place at the Garage-Ambasciata of via Cavallotti: an intimate memory intended for those present, devoted to the missed friend and mentor Dawn Redwood (London, 1936-2020), immersed in Jerusalem by W. Blake, set to the music of the Time. Soon after came the Star‘s turn in the nearby Parco del Piraghetto where the performance was shared with the local community and the Nature and the Autumn by Vivaldi. Sheren wore a Venetian tricorn and ended up holding the nine pointed Star of the fortress of Palmanova that Dawn had loved so much.
Link video at https://youtu.be/meA0B-rW1KM
Merry ‘Xmas 2019 and happy New Year 2020
A glimpse of new ‘Xmas decorations from Laura Cristin Sheren
At the end of a very intense/happy 2019, I wish all the best to everybody, offering with this card just a glimpse of my INTERIORity coming from brand new ‘Xmas decorations, recycled and revisited from the past. Among these: a crib made with four statuines recently bought in Naples, set around the invite of mcDONAlds (let us donate!), a nativity scene with the figurines of my childhood hosted this year in a new shelter (roof is made with part of a wooden crate “La Qualità dal 1954” – referring to Sicilian citrus fruit – preserved for years) to end with a ©hristmas tree – made out with an advert of the Aspirine with vitamin C – that was collected outside a chemist shop. Enjoy getting towards the new decennial!
At Lo Stracquo in Ponza, September 2019
“Mare Nostrum che sei nei cieli” it is a pray from Laura Cristin for the many who tried to cross the Mediterranean but did not survive, Ponza, 3 September 2019
There’s a map of Mediterranean, in “Sherena Velella” book made after lo Stracquo 2014, where I drew crosses for the many who found the eternal rest there. This year, having completed a similar journay to Ponza – resulting in the bust of sea and sky of “Sherena Lunata” – I ended with “Flaschenpost from Venedig to Ponza” (video at https://youtu.be/0NLnO_iXPCw ) so I could pray: “Mare Nostrum che sei nei cieli…”
SHEren in A MARE
On Saturday March 9th, 2019, “SHirEn sitting” will take part in the collective exhibition “My Planet” cured by NonSoloBlu in Monfalcone (Gorizia). Opening is at 18:30 in Palazzetto Veneto, via S. Ambrogio, second floor. The exhibition that aims to raise awareness on the theme of sea pollution will last until March 23rd.
“SHirEn sitting participated in ”Carnevale in tela” by Endas c/o the Municipality of Monfalcone from February 21st till March 5th.
A MARE in London (and around)
Clockwise: a long/involving wave for Field Study Gathering at Tate Britain 5JAN2019; installation “memORiA di Sheren” in Pinacoteca of Gaeta; another picture from A MARE in London; card for London Biennale 2019; images from “Myself box” for microbo.net of Milan; further picture of A MARE involving Nat Fonnesu
On January 5th, 2019, in LONDON, I participated in the 25th Field Study Gathering by David Della Fiora, at Tate Britain nearby gARTen. Then, in the following days I took the chance of developing several art/life WAVes, one of which for London Biennale.
At the same time, my installation “memORiA di Sheren” took part in GAETA ‘s XXX edition of Porticato Gaetano.
On Sunday, January 27th, in MILAN, a “Myself box” of mine was exhibited at Wunderkammern effimere in via Giovanola 19/c. The e-book can be seen at https://www.microbo.net/2018/10/laura-cristin/
Let’s meet at Sheren’s
On Sunday 25th November 2018, from 11:00 am till 6:00 pm, Laura Cristin, in collaboration with Giancarlo Da Lio, will open her house/studio (gARTen included) in Bagnaria Arsa, not far from the star shaped city of Palmanova.
It’s all about joy and urgency of a meeting, mostly LIVE, where friends-artists-and-not can share their experiences and humanity. As for art, there will be an hour or more early in the afternoon, devoted to that. Laura Cristin as the host will start with “LaCura” from the homonymous track composed by Dario Della Rossa for “Healing in London” (Kingsley Hall 2017). It’s the chance to be in a participatory performance, fully immersed in the enchantment of Sheren and to practice the different WAVes of Love. Maurizio Follin will continue tracing one of his Way (Via). Whoever wishing so, will be able to contribute.
The spirit and encouragment of the passed-away listed below, with whom we had the privilege to share part of our journay in life, will be the heART of the party.
“incontriAMOci” (Let’s meet at Sheren’s) is dedicated to: Franco Basaglia, Letizia Comba, Angela Fumis and Tiziana Baracchi.
List of participants (in progress): Laura Cristin, Enzo Paviotti, Giancarlo Da Lio, Terry Cazzaro, Levis Cortese, Maurizio Follin, Gabriella Gallo, Maria Teresa Fernandez, Patrizia, Mariangela, Anna, Alessandro, Francesca and more.
