Vatican Shadow and My Flower: Interviews on Art, Music, and Identity
Born in Ohio and raised in a Catholic household in Wisconsin, Dominick Fernow is the innovative American experimental musician known for his project Vatican Shadow. Initially immersed in death metal, he transitioned to electronic music and co-established Hospital Productions with Becka Diamond in New York, which ceased operations in 2011. Vatican Shadow, initiated in 2010, explores themes of war, terrorism, and media influence. Fernow has graced the stage at Berghain and collaborated with Nico Vascellari at the Marina Abramovic Institute in 2010, regarding art as an essential tool against awareness. My Flower, a project created in 2015 by Italian DJ Sergio Frazzingaro (aka Faktor), features entrancing sounds and collaborations, including a remix by Vatican Shadow. Faktor, who previously led Lula Circus, perceives art as a harmonious blend.
Key facts
- Dominick Fernow is the artist behind Vatican Shadow, Prurient, and other aliases.
- Fernow was born in Ohio, raised in Wisconsin in a Catholic family.
- He co-founded Hospital Productions with Becka Diamond in New York; it closed in 2011.
- Vatican Shadow started in 2010, focusing on war, terrorism, and media manipulation.
- Fernow performed at Berghain in Berlin.
- He collaborated with Nico Vascellari at the Marina Abramovic Institute in San Francisco in 2010.
- My Flower was founded in 2015 by Sergio Frazzingaro (Faktor) originally with Andrea Mangione.
- Faktor's previous project Lula Circus released on Resopal and Culprit LA.
- My Flower's sound is described as hypnotic and esoteric.
- Faktor collaborated with Darse (Afterlife) and received a remix from Vatican Shadow.
- Faktor was part of the visual artist duo Corpicrudi with Samantha Stella (2005-2015).
- Fernow defines art as a human necessity and music as a misunderstood multimedia forum.
- Faktor defines art as a synthesis of factors in perfect balance and music as invisible architecture.
- Fernow's favorite visual works include Picabia's 'Machine Turn Quickly' and Vascellari's 2007 Venice Biennale performance.
- Faktor's favorite artwork is Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
Entities
Artists
- Dominick Fernow
- Vatican Shadow
- Prurient
- My Flower
- Sergio Frazzingaro
- Faktor
- Andrea Mangione
- Danilo Sardella
- Nico Vascellari
- Samantha Stella
- Darse
- Francis Picabia
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Robert Crouch
- Marcel Duchamp
- Steve Jobs
- Frank Lee Morris
Institutions
- Hospital Productions
- Marina Abramovic Institute
- Berghain
- Resopal
- Culprit LA
- Stem Records
- Just This
- Afterlife
- Corpicrudi
- Artribune
Locations
- Ohio
- Wisconsin
- New York
- Berlin
- San Francisco
- Los Angeles
- London
- Italy
- Russia
- Genoa
- Milan