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My work explores both built and natural environments, delving into geopolitical, social and cultural uncertainties within collective and personal histories. Rooted in sensitive engagement with nature, my practice employs queer ecology as a means to challenge anthropocentric and heteronormative concepts.
Sasha Tishkov (Tallinn, Estonia, 1989) completed a Master of Fine Arts at Central Saint Martins, London. His multidisciplinary practice constructs speculative scenarios that facilitate a critical perspective on our socio-economic reality and the capitalist and patriarchal system. Among his recent solo and group exhibitions are: So Comes Snow After Fire at VOGA Art Project, Bari (IT, 2023); Save the Mermaid, Paris (FR, 2022); Unfamiliar Forms Set, Kensington, London (UK, 2022); Mushrooms in Paris. Darren Romanelli & Mürmaid Over the Influence, Paris (FR, 2022); Tuur Skulptuur at Telliskivi Roheline Saal, Tallinn (EST, 2022). He was selected for the Gilbert Bayes Award 2022, participating in exhibitions at Dora House, London, and The Art House, Wakefield (UK, 2023).
Dolcedo, in the heart of the Valle Prino valley, has a medieval historic centre, with narrow streets and alleyways, several imposing bridges and an architectural structure of houses and shops that testify to its historically important trading function. Set in olive groves and woods, behind it there are two mountains reaching over 1,000 metres in height, making it an ideal location for visitors who like tranquillity, healthy air and hiking along the numerous paths linking it to the surrounding valleys.
With many springs, such as that named Sorgente Canale, the village has some ancient water mills, along with a series of waterways such as the river Prino and its numerous tributaries such as the Rio Acquasanta, forming a series of small lakes in the Lecchiore district. Among its architectural treasures are the Chiesa parrocchiale di San Tommaso parish church and the Oratorio di San Lorenzo oratory. The Portico “Suttu Munte,” under the Town Hall loggia, preserves two ancient marble measures for oil and wine, and the Ponte Grande (Great Bridge), built in 1292 by the Knights of Malta to join the left bank of the river Prino with the bank used by traders, whose shops can still be discerned from the stepped openings used as sales counters. Most of the territory has the terracing typical of olive cultivation and ancient crops, running right across to the hills and the slopes leading up to the mountains, and this activity is demonstrated by the many oil mills that are still present.