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Tag: #installation

Between Antonio and me; the digital Scheherazade

Between Antonio and me; the digital Scheherazade

A conversation between Anotnio Pizzo and me (the self-confessed Scheherazade)  in 2006, formerly published by Antonio as Identity, Transformation, and Digital Languages. 

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Posted on 30th October 201522nd February 2016Categories Archive, Arts, Civic engagement, Communication, New Technologies, Photography, PoliticsTags #art, #cultural diversity, #culture, #happiness, #installation, #international, #motiroti, #performance, #photography, ali zaidi, identityLeave a comment on Between Antonio and me; the digital Scheherazade
Nomadi

Nomadi

“To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.”

William Blake

 

On the invitation to create an interactive art installation through residency/workshop with Officine Sintetiche Lab (OS Lab) in Turin, my starting point was, surprise surprise, food! Conceptually I wanted to use everyday food ingredients as a prism. I called it NOMADI. A portrait of coffee, rice and wheat, Nomadi, is an homage to migration and culture. I wanted gallery audiences to explore multiple narratives nestled within the grains. To trace journeys and hear stories of people distinct from each other yet connected by three humble seeds. Continue reading Nomadi

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Posted on 4th February 20143rd March 2015Categories Arts, Civic engagement, Ecology, Education, Food, Learning, New TechnologiesTags #art, #cooking, #cultural diversity, #culture, #food, #installation, #migration, ali zaidi, coffee, identity, italy, Officine Sintetiche Lab, PAV, rice, turin, wheat3 Comments on Nomadi

Chasing the rainbows

Chasing the rainbows  London averaged between 10 and15°C when I left home on the 24th of September. Summer has eluded Londoners and my vegetables were in no hope of ripening. The two tomato plants had yielded a good crop with lots of its fruit still very green. My aubergines did the “shall I live or shall I die” number on me. Continue reading Chasing the rainbows

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Posted on 2nd October 20112nd March 2015Categories Arts, Civic engagement, Food, Gardening, VideoTags #art, #british, #cultural diversity, #food, #fusion cuisine, #india, #installation, #melbourne festival, #migration, #motiroti, #multi srts victoria, #multicultural, #national museum of singapore, #ritual, #theatre, #warmth, #welcome, london, pakistan, travellingLeave a comment on Chasing the rainbows
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