Bloomsbury Festival 2023 St.Pancras New Church
A Room of One’s Own
An intimate and inclusive
video installation
by
GM Urso
Sat 14 - Sun 22 Oct
A Room of One’s Own
A Room of One’s Own intertwines space and emotion to create a private place where you can observe the reality from a different point of view.
Inspired by the concept of “liminal space” developed by the anthropologist Arnold van Gennep, the installation functions as an unconventional device to unlock all the restraints accumulated during the lockdown.
A liminal space is a transitional place between spaces – a now between before and after.
People crave for predictability in their life, but in a liminal space - like in Urso’s work - any predictability is denied.
From the outside the room appears to be a tiny cube, but when inside the installation expands and extends the space beyond its claustrophobic walls.
An immersive video experience that turns this enclosed space into a bird hide which then reveals the outside world to the watchers.
review
Salterton Arts Review
A video installation inside St Pancras New Church, A Room of One’s Own reminds us to take stock of our lockdown experience for good and ill... read more on Salterton Arts Review
interview
Bloomsbury Radio
Barra Fitzgibbon interviews Giuseppe Mario Urso about his installation A Room of One’s Own for the Bloomsbury Festival 2023.
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I explore the intangible contradictions that linger underneath our long-established beliefs, questioning the way we see, hear, and fear ...
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An essential element of my practice is the collaboration with artists, collectives, and organizations. Presently, I am involved with: Conflict Textiles, Alter Us, and Neo Norte.
About
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My work has been exhibited in Central Saint Martins, Exposed Arts Projects, St John on Bethnal Green, and lately Myymälä2 in Helsinki, and Casa Seminario in Mexico City.