Gaia Di Lorenzo
Temmatemenetè
Tramandati in forma esclusivamente orale, gli sciàmbule si cantavano unicamente nella settimana del carnevale e consentivano di rovesciare temporaneamente le gerarchie, i costumi e la morale vigente, veicolando di volta in volta messaggi e sentimenti proibiti d’amore, di sdegno o di dolore
Gaia Di Lorenzo, Temmatemenetè, 2021, Pietramontecorvino (FG), Puglia. Ph. Christian Mantuano
Gaia di Lorenzo (Rome, 1991) constructs her works by superimposing seemingly distant levels of meaning passing from painting to sculpture and incorporating text, sketches and digital prints. Her subjects come from social media images, likewise from antiques and works of art and her colleagues. Among her most recent exhibits exhibitions, we mention: ‘We contain each other (Breve storia di una spugna)’, ADA, Rome in 2019 and ‘Sitting Amongst’, Jupiter Woods art organization, London, in 2018.
Pietramontecorvino is a village of 2,700 residents in Apulia in the province of Foggia, which is 40km away. Holding an Orange Flag certification from the Touring Club, it is located in the Subappennino Dauno, and the old town, known as «Terravecchia», retains much of its original medieval architectural features, with tuff houses. The Torre Normanna, the Matrice church, and the Ducal Palace form a monumental complex at the top of the spur.