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Markus Vallazza + Martino Gamper - Die Frauen aus Fanis, 1991/92 - 2024 - Osteria Gasthaus Traube, Ortisei

Markus Vallazza + Martino Gamper, Die Frauen aus Fanis, 1991/92 – 2024. Drawing. Installation with Wooden Frames. Variable Dimensions. Commissioned by Biennale Gherdëina 9. Photo by Tiberio Sorvillo

Markus Vallazza explored classical and contemporary works of literature through drawings and engravings throughout his life. After his studies in Florence, he spent long periods in Paris, Rome, Salzburg and Berlin. From 1985, he then lived in Vienna and Bolzano. His cycles originated as free, boldly associative images based on literary models and texts. In addition to his exploration of figures such as Casanova, Don Quixote and Dante Alighieri, Vallazza focused at length on the heroines of Dolomite legends and in particular those of the Fanes.

The legendary Osteria Traube, in the centre of Ortisei, was the place where Vallazza would meet with friends every evening during his stays in Val Gardena. On the occasion of Biennale Gherdëina 9, this venue serves as the exhibition space for a series of works on paper in ink and red chalk created by the artist in 1992 to illustrate the book Le donne di Fanis (The women of Fanis) by the writer Anita Pichler. Vallazza’s visual imagery reinterprets the mythical female figures of the Fanes and their connection with the marmots. In her book, Anita Pichler reworks the narrative tradition of these legends, telling them from a new perspective thanks to the collaboration with the scholar Ulrike Kindl. The exhibition design at Osteria Traube was entrusted to the renowned South-Tyrolean designer Martino Gamper. Working at the intersection of art and design, with a special interest in social and narrative aspects, Gamper combines stories of materials, techniques, people and places in his work. (S.G.)

MARKUS VALLAZZA

Markus Vallazza (1936, Ortisei – 2019, Bolzano, Italy) is a South-Tyrolean artist best known for his graphic and engraving works. After studying in Florence, he spent a long time in Paris, Rome, Salzburg and Berlin. From 1985 he lived in Vienna and Bolzano. His work was presented in numerous exhibitions, including Secession and Abertina, Vienna; MART - Museo d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Trento; 10th Quadriennale, Rome; Haus der Kunst, Munich; and Museion - Museo d’arte moderna e contemporanea, Bolzano. His works are part of several public and private collections such as Albertina, Essl Collection, Peter Infeld Collection, Museum der Moderne, Rupertinum, Salzburg, Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck and Museion.

MARTINO GAMPER

Martino Gamper (1971, Merano, Italy) is a designer who is primarily interested in the psychological and social aspects of design. Gamper has presented his works and projects internationally, selected exhibitions and commissions include: The Modern Institute at Pollock House, Glasgow; Sir John Soane Museum, London; MIMOCA, Marugame; Serpentine Sackler Gallery, London; Palais De Tokyo, Paris; The Modern Institute, Glasgow; and V&A Museum, London. Gamper was the recipient of the Moroso Award for Contemporary Art in 2011, and the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year, Furniture Award in 2008 for his project ‘A 100 Chairs in 100 days’. Gamper was awarded an OBE in 2023 for services to Design.

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Markus Vallazza + Martino Gamper - Die Frauen aus Fanis, 1991/92 - 2024 - Osteria Gasthaus Traube, Ortisei

Markus Vallazza + Martino Gamper, Die Frauen aus Fanis, 1991/92 – 2024. Drawing. Installation with Wooden Frames. Variable Dimensions. Commissioned by Biennale Gherdëina 9. Photo by Tiberio Sorvillo

Markus Vallazza explored classical and contemporary works of literature through drawings and engravings throughout his life. After his studies in Florence, he spent long periods in Paris, Rome, Salzburg and Berlin. From 1985, he then lived in Vienna and Bolzano. His cycles originated as free, boldly associative images based on literary models and texts. In addition to his exploration of figures such as Casanova, Don Quixote and Dante Alighieri, Vallazza focused at length on the heroines of Dolomite legends and in particular those of the Fanes.

The legendary Osteria Traube, in the centre of Ortisei, was the place where Vallazza would meet with friends every evening during his stays in Val Gardena. On the occasion of Biennale Gherdëina 9, this venue serves as the exhibition space for a series of works on paper in ink and red chalk created by the artist in 1992 to illustrate the book Le donne di Fanis (The women of Fanis) by the writer Anita Pichler. Vallazza’s visual imagery reinterprets the mythical female figures of the Fanes and their connection with the marmots. In her book, Anita Pichler reworks the narrative tradition of these legends, telling them from a new perspective thanks to the collaboration with the scholar Ulrike Kindl. The exhibition design at Osteria Traube was entrusted to the renowned South-Tyrolean designer Martino Gamper. Working at the intersection of art and design, with a special interest in social and narrative aspects, Gamper combines stories of materials, techniques, people and places in his work. (S.G.)

MARKUS VALLAZZA

Markus Vallazza (1936, Ortisei – 2019, Bolzano, Italy) is a South-Tyrolean artist best known for his graphic and engraving works. After studying in Florence, he spent a long time in Paris, Rome, Salzburg and Berlin. From 1985 he lived in Vienna and Bolzano. His work was presented in numerous exhibitions, including Secession and Abertina, Vienna; MART - Museo d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Trento; 10th Quadriennale, Rome; Haus der Kunst, Munich; and Museion - Museo d’arte moderna e contemporanea, Bolzano. His works are part of several public and private collections such as Albertina, Essl Collection, Peter Infeld Collection, Museum der Moderne, Rupertinum, Salzburg, Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck and Museion.

MARTINO GAMPER

Martino Gamper (1971, Merano, Italy) is a designer who is primarily interested in the psychological and social aspects of design. Gamper has presented his works and projects internationally, selected exhibitions and commissions include: The Modern Institute at Pollock House, Glasgow; Sir John Soane Museum, London; MIMOCA, Marugame; Serpentine Sackler Gallery, London; Palais De Tokyo, Paris; The Modern Institute, Glasgow; and V&A Museum, London. Gamper was the recipient of the Moroso Award for Contemporary Art in 2011, and the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year, Furniture Award in 2008 for his project ‘A 100 Chairs in 100 days’. Gamper was awarded an OBE in 2023 for services to Design.