Gea Casolaro Wins Italian Council with Mare Magnum Nostrum

Gea Casolaro (Rome, 1965), a Roman artist based in Paris, has won the eighth edition of Italian Council with her project "Mare Magnum Nostrum." The work involves an online platform where the public can upload photographs of the Mediterranean Sea and its coasts. The piece will enter the permanent collection of the Museo Nazionale di Ravenna. Casolaro's practice spans photography, installation, and text, often addressing political and social issues. She recalls her 1998 trip to Sarajevo after the Bosnian War and work in Buenos Aires linking Argentina's military dictatorship to the early 2000s economic crisis. Her research over 25 years engages with current events and history, offering possibilities for redemption rather than mere denunciation. The podcast "Monologhi al Telefono" by Donatella Giordano features Casolaro discussing her artistic evolution.