Artists Marzia Migliora and Mariateresa Sartori Discuss Chance, Fate, and Creativity

In a dialogue published on Artribune, artists Marzia Migliora and Mariateresa Sartori explore the role of chance, fate, and adversity in their creative processes. Sartori describes incorporating uncontrollable variables into her work, such as in her pinhole photography series and the drawing series 'Tutti quelli che vanno,' where she mechanically records pedestrian paths. Migliora likens her approach to a sturdy oak, referencing Joseph Beuys, and notes that unexpected events often disappear into the work without trace. Sartori acknowledges that observation affects the observed, citing Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, and sees art as part of life's probabilistic laws. Migliora presents a site-specific performance 'Sofferte onde serene' on September 8, 2019, in L'Aquila as part of the nomadic contemporary arts format RAID Caterpillar. She also discusses her installation for 'The Quest for Happiness' exhibition opening October 25 at Serlachius Museum Gösta in Mänttä, Finland, which includes a horseshoe as a nod to luck. Sartori criticizes the Italian system for lacking support for pure research, limiting opportunities for many talented artists. Migliora's project 'Lo spettro di Malthus,' winner of the DGAAP Italian Council grant, curated by Matteo Lucchetti, will be previewed at the same exhibition. Sartori's work 'La forma del tempo. Onde' is on view at Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice and at Galleria Doppelgaenger in Bari.