[WHO]
we met under the artificial lights of a hotel room,
we instantly promised we would protect each other;
on a daily basis,
we practice conviviality
we question empathy
we embody our knowledges
we are committed to conspiracy
we gamble on the future
we believe in gardening
go_born on the shores of lake maggiore in 1990
cp_born by the ticino river in 1991
cp+go_met in mumbai in 2011
go_co-director of the a-r-s sonnenstube, lugano, since 2016
cp_co-director of the a-r-s one gee in fog, ginevra, since 2017
go_co-curator of residenza la fornace since 2018
cp_co-curator of plattform since 2019
in love since 2011
ITA
c’incontrammo illuminate dalla falsa luce di una stanza d’hotel,
ci dicemmo subito che l’una avrebbe protetto l’altra;
quotidianamente,
noi pratichiamo la convivialità
noi sospettiamo dell’empatia
noi incarniamo le nostre conoscenze
noi ci dedichiamo alla cospirazione
noi scommettiamo sul futuro
noi crediamo nel giardinaggio
go_nata vicino alla riva del lago maggiore nel 1990
cp_cresciuta sulle sponde del fiume ticino dal 1991
cp+go_s’incontrano a mumbai nel 2011
go_co-dirige l’a-r-s sonnenstube, lugano, dal 2016
cp_co-dirige l’a-r-s one gee in fog, ginevra, dal 2017
go_è co-curatrice della residenza la fornace dal 2018
cp_è co-curatrice di plattform dal 2019
filarine dal 2011
[WHAT]
a poem written by giada olivotto and camilla paolino for
nada on tour
features sonnenstube ♥ one gee in fog in
une histoire d’amour,
a love story in three acts rhythmed by the sound of lumpen station,
with the voice of garance bonard, romain grateau ♥ camille stora, lea sarde,
with works by miriam gili, lucas herzig, thomas liu le lann, andrea marioni.
exhibition project curated by giada olivotto and camilla paolino
at one gee in fog (with nada), geneva,
06-08.03.2020
extract from
MUTTER, MATTER, MOTHER: ON THE WORK OF CAROLINE SCHATTLING VILLEVAL
, written by Camilla Paolino for Caroline Schattling Villeval’s solo show
Chiara Chiara Chiara
at Zabriskie Point, Geneva, 2019
(ref.: Donna Haraway,
Staying with the Trouble
, 2016; Silvia Federici,
Caliban and the Witch. Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation
, 2004; Carolyn Merchant,
The Death of Nature
, 1980; Katharin Park,
Secrets Of Women: Gender, Generation, and the Origins of Human Dissection
, 2010; Ursula K. Le Guin,
The Earthsea Cycle
, 1968-2001 + the concept of
magick
in Abram J. Lewis)extract from
THE FLIGHT OF THE FLY WAS REVEALING: ON THE WORK OF NATACHA DONZÉ
, written by Camilla Paolino for Kiefer Hablitzel / Göhner Kunstpreis 2019, ed. Verlag für moderne Kunst, Wien, 2019
(ref.: Jussi Parikka,
Insect Media: An Archaeology of Animals and Technology
, 2010)extract from
EMO
, written by Giada Olivotto for the homonym exhibition, featuring Sara Ravelli, Gabriel Stöckli and Gianmaria Zanda at Schwobhaus, Bern,
08-11.01.2020
. Exhibition curated by Giada Olivotto.extract from
CRASH TEST, Macchinodramma buffo in tre atti
, written by Giada Olivotto for a duo show featuring Oliviero Fiorenzi + Yoan Mudry at Sonnenstube, Lugano, 20.12.2019 (prima e unica rappresentazione). Exhibition curated by Giada Olivotto.cp+go!, 2020.
(per presentarci, possono essere usati tutti i link seguenti:
https://www.giadaolivotto.ch/
http://diesonnenstube.ch/
https://residenzalafornace.com/
http://onegeeinfog.com/
http://www.plattformplattform.ch
https://head.hesge.ch/ccc/turbulence/)exhibition view of
une histoire d’amour, a love story in three acts rhythmed by the sound of lumpen station , with the voice of garance bonard, romain grateau ♥ camille stora, lea sarde, and with works by miriam gili, lucas herzig, thomas liu le lann, andrea marioni.
in the picture, from the left: lumpen station (
podcast:
http://lumpenstation.art/une-histoire-damour/ ); miriam gili,
amore a ore
, 2017; second public appearance of
fabrizia
.
curated by giada olivotto and camilla paolino at one gee in fog (with nada), geneva,
06-08.03.2020.
photo credits: théa giglio, courtesy: sonnenstube & one gee in fog.
thomas liu le lann,
loved
, 2017. work featured in
une histoire d’amour, a love story in three acts rhythmed by the sound of lumpen station , with the voice of garance bonard, romain grateau ♥ camille stora, lea sarde, with works by miriam gili, lucas herzig, thomas liu le lann, andrea marioni. curated by giada olivotto and camilla paolino at one gee in fog (with nada), geneva,
06-08.03.2020.
photo credits: théa giglio, courtesy: sonnenstube & one gee in fog.exhibition view of
embroidered breath of a bordered garden, featuring
sarah margnetti & nastasia meyrat, with a text by ghalas charara and a selection of publications by éditions métagraphes. curated by camilla paolino (with lucas cantori) at one gee in fog, geneva, 11.10-11.11.2018.
the exhibition hosted the 1st leg of a womxn-only transcription marathon of neo-feminist audio archives from the 1970s, an itinerant project initiated by angela marzullo and camilla paolino in 2018.
photo credits: louise bonpaix, courtesy: one gee in fog.Yoan Mudry,
No sense,
2019. Work featured in
CRASH TEST: Macchinodramma buffo in tre atti, featuring Oliviero Fiorenzi + Yoan Mudry. Curated by Giada Olivotto and Gianmaria Zanda at Sonnenstube, Lugano, 21.12.2019. Photo credits: Sandro Pianetti, courtesy of the artists and Sonnenstube.
FRAMMENTO A1 (cp+go!)
[canovaccio:]
lining up against one another
while facing opposite directions,
sonnenstube ♥ one gee in fog will mate like earthworms do
as the act of mating is accomplished
– with reproduction still in the making –
each of them will go her separate way
[canovaccio:]
allungate l’una contro l’altra
mentre rivolte in direzioni opposte,
sonnenstube ♥ one gee in fog lo faranno come fanno i lombrichi
e una volta finito
– con la riproduzione ancora in corso –
ognuna di loro andrà per la sua strada
FRAMMENTO A2 (cp)
Chiara died on August 17, 1308. After the passing occurred, her sisters cut her open and dissected her body in search of signs of sanctity. The chirurgical operation was led by sister Francesca, daughter of doctors, who was passed on some knowledge of the medical practice and at handling the knife was the most skilled. First, they removed Chiara’s innards and heart. Then, they filled her body with herbs and spices, and myrrh and other scents. According to the Christian custom, some balm was added in order to keep the cadaver intact, in odour of sanctity. The body was full of secrets. When the mummification process was accomplished, the sisters began to study Chiara’s heart, which they found to be of exceptional size. There, impressed on the surface of that big organ, was the shape of a crucifix and the other symbols of the passion. The search continued and in the gallbladder three small stones were found, round and smooth, which made her sisters think of the trinity. The inspection borne fruit: Chiara was divine.
FRAMMENTO A3 (cp)
In the meantime, two ladybugs sit placidly on a leaf and watch from a distance. For a fleeting moment we can see through their eyes and what we see is puzzling. The world is fragmented in several units, kaleidoscopic, psychedelic. We are looking at it through the compound eye of the insect. Yet, the rendering such cinematic depiction provides is coarse, the simulation imprecise. The complex functioning of the insects’ aggregate sight – capable of multi-directional view, ultraviolet vision and high temporal resolution – exceeds by far our perception. This sophisticated technology, designed by nature for the living to respond at best to problems posed by matter, allows bugs to see what the human single-aperture eye cannot see in space and time. […] A highly efficient computational tool for processing reality, up to the point of becoming a model for biomimetic technological production. At once, this kind of technology makes the 1980s figure of the cyborg look obsolete, weighed down by its anthropomorphic baggage. Robotics, cybernetics and software programming turn elsewhere in the quest for higher degrees of efficiency. Algorithms look at ants colonies. Digital networks follow swarms. Digital software culture teems with viruses and worms and other forms of infesting species. Insect-like patterns and protocols proliferate. The contagion spreads.
FRAMMENTO A4 (go)
Sono le 2 del mattino.
– L’emozione è apertamente relazionata alla sua drammaticità –
… / perchè dormire quando posso pensar male. Verme – Risse risse risse
Finisco navigando in un sito che parla del ponte dal nome Overtoun.
“I was sure she was dead.” Ms. Mackinnon owner of Bonnie
“Something overcame Bonnie as soon as we approached the bridge,”
“At first she froze, but then she became possessed by a strange energy and ran and jumped right off the parapet.”
Il ponte di Overtoun, in Scozia, è conosciuto per essere stato la rampa di salto per qualche centinaio di cani dagli anni 50 ad oggi. Un’architettura gotica, costruita nel 1895, che spinge i nostri good boys a saltare nell’ignoto oppure un punto strategico dove lanciarli?
“It was a miracle that she survived.” she said (Ms. Mackinnon, NYTimes, 27.03.2019)
La notorietà di questo ponte, fra umani e canidi, non fa pensare che possa esistere o no una spiegazione scientifica. È proprio la posizione del ponte nell’immaginario, fra il reale e la realtà, che gli permette di far accadere le cose, mentre cerchiamo i frammenti.
… / piovono pietre da un cielo di cotone / … Fine Before You Came – Piovono Pietre
– L’ora a questo punto non permette più il sonno ma aumenta l’attrazione-
Che rumore fa un cane che cade da un ponte?
Dog days.
FRAMMENTO A5 (go)
PERSONAGGI
COMPARSE, tutte e tutti quelli che sono presenti, che siano alt, tirch, bell, vecch, amanti e consorti/
BARISTI, simpatici ma non chiacchieroni, grandi ascoltatori e amanti della discrezione, non si lasciano intimidire davanti a niente/
MICROFONO, irrompe rumorosamente per richiamare le comparse definendo- le per numeri, impaziente ma a volte distratta/
GAMBERO, bello e sincero, capelli lunghi, intraprendente, amante corrisposto di R. ma allo stesso tempo è vittima di un’impossibile ossessione per Wanna BMW GT
VW, citycar non proprio all’avanguardia, amante dei Trasferelli (solitamente di trovano nelle patatine o al mare nei gelati), del caffé e, ovviamente, dei gamberi
Wanna BMW GT, sogna di essere un’auto da corsa e ama travestirsi, ed è anche molto sensibile, per questo motivo le è stato costruito un cappotto su misura che ricordi i colori delle gare/
ATTO TERZO
L’azione si finge in un vecchio parcheggio ridipinto di bianco.
Gambero avverte le comparse conferendo loro un minuto fuori dal veicolo. Le comparse estraniate escono dal veicolo trovandosi davanti BMW.
Gambero osserva la sua fantasia impossibile dirigendosi verso di lei con timore e ammirazione.
Le comparse osservano Wanna BMW GT dalla quale esce della musica. Dopo qualche istante Gambero convince le comparse a fotografarsi.
Avvolti da un atmosfera bianca e brillante i personaggi girano attorno alla Wanna BMW GT osservandola.
Poco dopo Gambero annuncia la fine del tempo. Risalgono tutti in auto per affrontare di nuovo il viaggio. Fine.