Maria Grazia Carriero's Exhibition Explores Southern Italian Magic and Weeds
At Microba in Bari, Maria Grazia Carriero (born 1980 in Gioia del Colle) presents a solo exhibition that catalogues spontaneous weeds as archetypal symbols tied to envy, witches, and shamans in the remote areas where Lucania and Puglia merge. The artist's ceramic ex-votos mark a primordial exchange with the divine, domesticating death and asserting nature over culture. Carriero's research, rooted in demoethnoanthropology, reflects on alchemical rituals and rural beliefs as a poetics of disequilibrium in hypertechnological society. The show runs through an unspecified date in 2024.
Key facts
- Maria Grazia Carriero was born in 1980 in Gioia del Colle.
- The exhibition is held at Microba in Bari.
- Carriero catalogues spontaneous weeds as archetypal symbols.
- Weeds are associated with envy, witches, and shamans in Lucania and Puglia.
- Ceramic ex-votos represent a primordial exchange with the divine.
- The work domesticates death and asserts nature over culture.
- Carriero's research draws on demoethnoanthropology.
- The exhibition reflects on alchemical rituals and rural beliefs.
Entities
Artists
- Maria Grazia Carriero
Institutions
- Microba
Locations
- Bari
- Gioia del Colle
- Lucania
- Puglia
- Italy