The contribution, through an in-depth examination of the experimental productions of Monica Saviron and Radha May, proposes a reflection on archaeological approaches between media, audio-visual products and artistic practices of creative regeneration of archives. Mónica Savirón is an Ibero-American experimental Artist between video and cinema, but she is also an independent Curator and Author of many interventions on avant-garde cinema and artists' cinema to support above all a network of artists on the margins. The short filmic works examined, products of long research, (Broken Tongue, 2013; Wedding Song, 2016; Answer Print, 2016) have been exhibited around the world, in the form of screenings and video installations, gaining awards and recognition. With a poetic approach, they recompose narratively the tangibility of the technical processes involved in the inscription, preservation and projection of films, sounds and images, focusing on invisible dynamics and stories. When The Towel Drops Vol 1 by Rhada May, on the other hand, is a transnational artistic research project that in five different ways and at different times explores film material that has been censored or accused of immorality, reworking it in peripheral locations to reflect on the representation of pleasure and female sexuality in films of the second half of the 20th century. This multi-stage work is composed through film installations, performances and digital wikis. Rhada May is an artist who identifies with Elisa Giardina-Papa (of Sicilian origin), Nupur Mathur (New Delhi) and Bathsheba Okwenje (Kampala, Uganda).
Il contributo, attraverso l'approfondimento delle produzioni sperimentali di Monica Saviron e Radha May propone un recupero della riflessione sugli approcci archeologici tra media, immagini e pratiche artistiche di rigenerazione creativa di archivi. Mónica Savirón è un’artista sperimentale ibero-americana tra video e cinema ma è anche curatrice indipendente e autrice di molti interventi su avanguardie cinematografiche e artists’ cinema per sostenere soprattutto una rete di artist* ai margini. I brevi lavori filmici presi in esame, prodotti di lunghe ricerche, (Broken Tongue, 2013; Wedding Song, 2016; Answer Print, 2016) sono stati esposti nel mondo, in forma di proiezioni e videoinstallazioni, ottenendo premi e riconoscimenti. Con un approccio poetico ricompongono narrativamente la tangibilità dei processi tecnici che investono l’inscrizione, la conservazione e la proiezione di pellicole, suoni e immagini mettendo al centro dinamiche e storie invisibili. When The Towel Drops Vol 1 di Rhada May, invece, è un progetto di ricerca artistica transnazionale che in cinque modalità e momenti diversi esplora materiali filmici censurati o tacciati di immoralità rielaborandoli in luoghi periferici per riflettere sulla rappresentazione del piacere e la sessualità femminile nei film del secondo Novecento. Questo lavoro, in più tappe, si compone attraverso film installation, performance e wiki digitali. Rhada May è un’artista che si identifica con Elisa Giardina-Papa (di origine siciliana), Nupur Mathur (New Delhi) e Bathsheba Okwenje (Kampala, Uganda).
Mònica Saviròn e Radha May. Experimental visual art, rappresentazioni e approcci archeologici
G. SantaeraPrimo
2021-01-01
Abstract
The contribution, through an in-depth examination of the experimental productions of Monica Saviron and Radha May, proposes a reflection on archaeological approaches between media, audio-visual products and artistic practices of creative regeneration of archives. Mónica Savirón is an Ibero-American experimental Artist between video and cinema, but she is also an independent Curator and Author of many interventions on avant-garde cinema and artists' cinema to support above all a network of artists on the margins. The short filmic works examined, products of long research, (Broken Tongue, 2013; Wedding Song, 2016; Answer Print, 2016) have been exhibited around the world, in the form of screenings and video installations, gaining awards and recognition. With a poetic approach, they recompose narratively the tangibility of the technical processes involved in the inscription, preservation and projection of films, sounds and images, focusing on invisible dynamics and stories. When The Towel Drops Vol 1 by Rhada May, on the other hand, is a transnational artistic research project that in five different ways and at different times explores film material that has been censored or accused of immorality, reworking it in peripheral locations to reflect on the representation of pleasure and female sexuality in films of the second half of the 20th century. This multi-stage work is composed through film installations, performances and digital wikis. Rhada May is an artist who identifies with Elisa Giardina-Papa (of Sicilian origin), Nupur Mathur (New Delhi) and Bathsheba Okwenje (Kampala, Uganda).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
