Caterina Gobbi
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a cura di Marta Oliva
Caterina Gobbi, Dialoghi Ambientali, 2023. Performance, sound, 30 min. Courtesy of the artist
"Andreis is a dynamic system of relationships, in which its inhabitants are in constant dialogue with the landscape. The work follows these interweavings and brings to the surface their stratification—human, animal, and geological—as a single fabric of relations."
Caterina Gobbi’s project takes shape through the observation of the landscape of Andreis,
understood as an interweaving of natural, geological, and cultural dimensions. Marked by
the Periadriatic fault and the presence of the wildlife rescue center, the territory emerges as
a space of continuous relationship between humans and animals, crossed by practices and
narratives that amplify its metamorphic dimension. The intervention explores the
permeability of these boundaries, offering the image of a living, ever-changing landscape.
The project unfolds through two dispersed sculptures: the first, made of kiln-cast glass, acts as an optical device that filters and stratifies the perception of the landscape; the second, realized in neon, presents verses by the local poet Federico Pavan within the space of the Church of San Daniele. These are accompanied by a sound component developed with Sara Persico, which reworks the calls and communicative behaviors used by birds of prey, transforming them into a gesture of care and listening directed toward the injured birds hosted by the wildlife rescue center.
Thanks to: Mayor Fabrizio Prevarin, Lisetta Totis, Councillor for Culture Franca Teja, Mauro Caldana, Parco Naturale delle Dolomiti Friulane, Magnifica Comunità di Montagna Dolomiti Friulane Cavallo e Cansiglio, Associazione Lis Aganis Ecomuseo Regionale delle Dolomiti Friulane, Sara Persico, Luca Boffi, Vetreria Brunetta and Mario Pozzebon.
Caterina Gobbi (Switzerland, 1988) is an Italian experimental artist and musician working across performance, sound, and sculpture. She earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Royal College of Art in London (2018) and is currently based in Turin. Her practice, grounded in personal experience, investigates notions of “nature,” feminist perspectives, and the potential of immersive soundscapes, exploring the relationship between bodies and their environments. Recent exhibitions and performances include SOL INVICTUS: Sounds and performances for the winter solstice in Milan, Istituto Svizzero, Milano (IT, 2023); Ende Neu, KINDL, Berlin (DE, 2022); Gestus, Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi, Venice (IT, 2022); and AliveLab Ateliersi, Art City Bologna (IT, 2022); What time are you performing tonight, Chalton Gallery, London (UK, 2019).
Marta Oliva (1994) is a curator and cultural producer working across music and the visual arts. Her research explores the relationships between listening, publishing, and storytelling, resulting in sound-based experiments and interdisciplinary projects. She has collaborated with independent initiatives and institutions, including Radio Alhara, Wonder Cabinet, IUAV University of Venice, and La Biennale di Venezia. In 2020, she founded Publishing Station, a platform connecting creatives, labels, and independent publications. She holds a radio programme on Radio Alhara and is a member of Threes Productions. For Una Boccata d’Arte in Friuli Venezia Giulia, she curated projects by Irini Karannayoupolou in Polcenigo (2021), Riccardo Benassi in Pesariis (2022), Judith Hopf in Aquileia (2023), Mariona Cañadas and Pedro Murúa in Paluzza (2024), and Babau in Cormons (2025).
In Andreis, tradition, poetry, and nature inhabit the landscape. Famous for its Daltz—typical houses characterized by dark wooden balconies—the village is dotted with the verses of Federico Tavan, a visionary local poet.
Andreis lies within the Friulian Dolomites Natural Park, which also hosts a well-known rescue center for injured birds of prey in its avian area, and serves as the starting point for numerous hikes and walks.
Not far from the village center, the landscape reveals the geological features of the area: the gorge of the Susaibes stream traces the Barcis–Staro Selo tectonic line, which has created a series of faults that prevent vegetation from taking root.
The territory also includes the Forra del Torrente Cellina Nature Reserve, a canyon formed by steep carbonate rock walls plunging into crystal-clear waters.