Maria Grazia Carriero's 'Waiting' Explores Mask Rituals in Matera
Maria Grazia Carriero (born 1980 in Gioia del Colle) presents 'Waiting' in Matera, an exhibition examining the archetypal relationship between humans and masks through an anthropological lens. The show features installations, photographs, and videos that interpret myths and rituals, focusing on the mask as a symbol of hidden identity. The work is set in the woods where Puglia and Basilicata merge, a context of traditional festivities and processions with totemic objects and simulacra of saints and demons. 'Waiting' refers to the strategic interval in rites of passage between life and death.
Key facts
- Maria Grazia Carriero was born in 1980 in Gioia del Colle.
- The exhibition 'Waiting' is held in Matera.
- Carriero uses an anthropological approach to study the relationship between humans and masks.
- The show includes installations, photographs, and videos.
- The work explores myths and rituals, with the mask symbolizing hidden identity.
- The setting is the woods where Puglia and Basilicata meet.
- The context includes processions with totemic objects and simulacra of saints and demons.
- 'Waiting' represents the interval in rites of passage between life and death.
Entities
Artists
- Maria Grazia Carriero
Locations
- Matera
- Gioia del Colle
- Puglia
- Basilicata