Lucia Veronesi on Collage, Landscape, and the Adventure of Form
Born in Mantua in 1976, Lucia Veronesi investigates landscapes through a range of artistic mediums. She was the recipient of the 12th edition of the Italian Council in 2023. Her notable solo exhibitions include "Da sola nel bosco" (2023), "È successo il mare" (2020), "Fuori una gran notte di stelle" (2016), and "In piena presenza" (2015). Veronesi's videos have been showcased at both the Torino Film Festival and the Montréal Underground Film Festival. In 2011, she established Spazio Punch in Venice, where she co-directed until 2015. She also earned the 69th Premio Michetti in 2018 and the Alida Premian award in 2002. In a conversation with Davide Dal Sasso, she elaborates on her tactile, experimental approach and the thematic nuances of her art.
Key facts
- Lucia Veronesi was born in Mantua in 1976.
- She won the 12th edition of the Italian Council in 2023.
- Solo exhibition 'Da sola nel bosco' at D3082, Venice (2023).
- Solo exhibition 'È successo il mare' at Fondazione Pino Pascali, Polignano a Mare (2020).
- Solo exhibition 'Fuori una gran notte di stelle' at Muratcentoventidue Gallery, Bari (2016).
- Solo exhibition 'In piena presenza' at Yellow, Varese (2015).
- Founded Spazio Punch in Venice's Giudecca in 2011, co-directed until 2015.
- Won 69th Premio Michetti in 2018 and Alida Premian award in 2002.
- Her videos have been shown at Torino Film Festival, Montréal Underground Film Festival, and others.
- She made two documentaries with anthropologist Valentina Bonifacio.
- She oscillates between figuration and abstraction in her work.
- Collage is central to her practice as a way to destroy forms and create dynamic transformations.
- Recent works incorporate fabric and thread, treating collage as a way to connect disparate elements.
- She distinguishes between videos depicting catastrophic transformations and static works referencing biographies of overlooked female astronomers and botanists.
- She shifted from scored videos to silent ones, letting images 'sound' on their own.
Entities
Artists
- Lucia Veronesi
- Lisetta Carmi
- Valentina Bonifacio
- Davide Dal Sasso
Institutions
- Italian Council
- D3082
- Fondazione Pino Pascali
- Muratcentoventidue Gallery
- Yellow
- Spazio Punch
- Premio Michetti
- Alida Premian
- Torino Film Festival
- Montréal Underground Film Festival
- Artribune
Locations
- Mantua
- Italy
- Venice
- Giudecca
- Polignano a Mare
- Bari
- Varese
- Montréal
- Canada
- Cisternino