Elisa Caldana and Aki Nagasaka Explore Crisis and Resilience at Villa delle Rose
The ROSE residency project's fifth edition at MAMbo in Bologna showcases "Times of Crisis," a two-artist exhibition curated by Giulia Pezzoli at Villa delle Rose. The exhibition features works from Elisa Caldana and Aki Nagasaka, who studied together in Germany and collaborated during a 2018 residency in Tokyo. Caldana's installation comprises three sealed rooms that reflect lockdown storefronts, accompanied by nearly 300 voicemail recordings regarding closures and silicone casts of street names used by the homeless. Nagasaka offers three "scenes" based on true events, such as a homeowner opposing development and a city underwater. The exhibition also includes "Fiducia nel futuro" and "Shutterstreet," featuring images from collaborations with manga artists, and extends into the streets with audio story-linked posters.
Key facts
- Fifth edition of ROSE residency project at MAMbo
- Exhibition titled 'Times of Crisis' at Villa delle Rose, Bologna
- Curated by Giulia Pezzoli
- Artists Elisa Caldana and Aki Nagasaka
- Collaboration began before pandemic; studied in Germany, met in London, residency in Tokyo in 2018
- Caldana's installation includes recordings of nearly 300 voicemail messages
- Silicone casts of street names used by homeless for healthcare registration
- Nagasaka's three scenes: homeowner resisting development, abandoned island becoming autonomous, submerged city with jellyfish
- Collaboration with Japanese manga artists for upstairs images
- Street posters with QR codes for audio stories
Entities
Artists
- Elisa Caldana
- Aki Nagasaka
- Giulia Pezzoli
- Tomohiro Iwakura
Institutions
- MAMbo
- Villa delle Rose
- Artribune
Locations
- Bologna
- Italy
- Germany
- London
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Pacific