Giuseppe Mario Urso
In my practice I use sound, images, video, and sculptures to convey themes of hope, security, and metamorphosis. Provoking emotions through immersive and sensorial installations is central to my art. I aim to explore the intangible contradictions that linger beneath our long-established beliefs, questioning how we relate to reality. By turning statues and symbols upside down, overlapping sounds and languages, and utilizing surveillance cameras for self-perception, I create installations that challenge our perceptions and the ways we see, hear, and express fear.
I am deeply concerned with trauma, mental health, human rights, ecology, and the human condition. My artistic practice is profoundly influenced by personal experience of 14 years of psychotherapy, both talking therapy and art therapy, which has helped me overcome PTSD.
This personal history is the bedrock of my creative work, inspiring me to create installations that serve as new realities, liminal spaces, and safe places to facilitate transformation.
Collaborating with various artist’s groups and organizations interested in human rights, ecology, and post-colonial issues, I strive to make a broader impact. My experience in
engaging with diverse communities in workshops and brainstorming sessions; and the opportunity to hone my skills in the creation of installations that not only reflect my
experiences of healing but which also invite participants to engage with their own perceptions and emotions, go towards fostering a deeper understanding of the complexities of the human experience. Through these collaborative efforts and my immersive installations, I seek to provoke thought, evoke empathy, and inspire metamorphosis.
Urso, a British-European citizen, moved from Sicily to London for a Post Graduate Diploma in Multimedia at Birkbeck College and a MA in Video at Middlesex University.
His work has been exhibited in London, Helsinki, Mexico City, and lately at the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland.