Diana Policarpo - Anguane’s Fountain, 2024 and Anguane’s Fountain, Stream (COBRACORAL), 2024 - Castel Gardena / Fischburg

Diana Policarpo, Anguane’s Fountain, 2024. Mixed media sculpture. 280 x 120 x 120 cm. // Anguane’s Fountain, Stream (COBRACORAL), 2024. 6 multi-channel audio installation. Commissioned by Biennale Gherdëina 9. Photo by Tiberio Sorvillo

Diana Policarpo se muev danter l’ert visiva y la mujiga y suvënz lieiela i doi ciamps te nstalazions de imerscion che ti va do ala politiches de gënder, ala strutures economiches, ala sanità y ala relazions danter la sortes. Si lëur se stiza sun la nrescida y l jì plu sot te stories y tradizions dl post ulache la lëura y sun la culaburazion cun scienziac y artisć dl post. Tres si lëures cëlela de jì contra i dualisms, coche natura y cultura, scienza y credënzes y tl medem mumënt cëlela de fermé l mpuls de tlassifiché y colonisé la natura, coche per ejëmpl te Ciguatera, na nstalazion prejenteda da Ocean Space a Unieja tl 2022 nasciuda da na nrescida sun la biodiversità dla Ilhas Selvagens, ijules vulcaniches tl Ozean Atlantich dl nord.

Da na vedla funtana a mesa la chëurt dl Ciastel “Fischburg” vëniel ora na scultura che luna tres, fulestiera y dl ciel che lecorda na ameba che se trasfurmea. L’opra imagineda da Policarpo per Il parlamento delle marmotte, ie ispireda a na forma de na sponga maiacërn dl sot dl ozean, la Chondrocladia lampadiglobus y ie n lecort al vester licuid dla ganes, figures de ëiles di mic ladins che ie liedes ai spiedli dl’ega. La ganes ie n vester metamorfich, vardianes di crëps, di bòsc y dl’ega, liedes a vel’ maniera ala figures dla sirenes. L’opra vën cumpleteda da na cumposizion de sonns sperimentei sun de plu canai fata n culaburazion cun l coletif de nrescida cobracoral che mët adum sonns de ujes y nia, de persones y nia che vën dai tieres o dal paesaje. Tres l’esplurazion di mic dl post lieia l’artista feminism, relazions danter la sortes, vijions psicadeliches y mic te na nstalazion de marueia y poetica. (M.P.) 

DIANA POLICARPO

Diana Policarpo (1986, Lisbon, Portugal) is a visual artist and composer who examines experiences of vulnerability and empowerment associated with acts of exposure to the capitalist world. Her work has been exhibited worldwide including solo presentations at Kunsthall Aarhus (upcoming); Helsinki Biennial; Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin; RADIUS CCA, Delft; CRAC Occitanie, Sète; Ocean Space, Venice; Kunsthall Trondheim; Galeria Municipal Porto; MAAT - Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon; Kunsthall Oslo; Galeria Lehmann+ Silva, Porto; Kunstverein Leipzig; Galeria Francisco Fino, Lisbon; Kunsthall Baden-Baden; Whitechapel Gallery;  Institute of Contemporary Arts and LUX - Moving Image in London. Policarpo was the winner of Prémio Novos Artistas Fundação EDP 2019 and illy Present Future Prize 2021.

Diana Policarpo - Anguane’s Fountain, 2024 and Anguane’s Fountain, Stream (COBRACORAL), 2024 - Castel Gardena / Fischburg

Diana Policarpo, Anguane’s Fountain, 2024. Mixed media sculpture. 280 x 120 x 120 cm. // Anguane’s Fountain, Stream (COBRACORAL), 2024. 6 multi-channel audio installation. Commissioned by Biennale Gherdëina 9. Photo by Tiberio Sorvillo

Diana Policarpo se muev danter l’ert visiva y la mujiga y suvënz lieiela i doi ciamps te nstalazions de imerscion che ti va do ala politiches de gënder, ala strutures economiches, ala sanità y ala relazions danter la sortes. Si lëur se stiza sun la nrescida y l jì plu sot te stories y tradizions dl post ulache la lëura y sun la culaburazion cun scienziac y artisć dl post. Tres si lëures cëlela de jì contra i dualisms, coche natura y cultura, scienza y credënzes y tl medem mumënt cëlela de fermé l mpuls de tlassifiché y colonisé la natura, coche per ejëmpl te Ciguatera, na nstalazion prejenteda da Ocean Space a Unieja tl 2022 nasciuda da na nrescida sun la biodiversità dla Ilhas Selvagens, ijules vulcaniches tl Ozean Atlantich dl nord.

Da na vedla funtana a mesa la chëurt dl Ciastel “Fischburg” vëniel ora na scultura che luna tres, fulestiera y dl ciel che lecorda na ameba che se trasfurmea. L’opra imagineda da Policarpo per Il parlamento delle marmotte, ie ispireda a na forma de na sponga maiacërn dl sot dl ozean, la Chondrocladia lampadiglobus y ie n lecort al vester licuid dla ganes, figures de ëiles di mic ladins che ie liedes ai spiedli dl’ega. La ganes ie n vester metamorfich, vardianes di crëps, di bòsc y dl’ega, liedes a vel’ maniera ala figures dla sirenes. L’opra vën cumpleteda da na cumposizion de sonns sperimentei sun de plu canai fata n culaburazion cun l coletif de nrescida cobracoral che mët adum sonns de ujes y nia, de persones y nia che vën dai tieres o dal paesaje. Tres l’esplurazion di mic dl post lieia l’artista feminism, relazions danter la sortes, vijions psicadeliches y mic te na nstalazion de marueia y poetica. (M.P.) 

DIANA POLICARPO

Diana Policarpo (1986, Lisbon, Portugal) is a visual artist and composer who examines experiences of vulnerability and empowerment associated with acts of exposure to the capitalist world. Her work has been exhibited worldwide including solo presentations at Kunsthall Aarhus (upcoming); Helsinki Biennial; Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin; RADIUS CCA, Delft; CRAC Occitanie, Sète; Ocean Space, Venice; Kunsthall Trondheim; Galeria Municipal Porto; MAAT - Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon; Kunsthall Oslo; Galeria Lehmann+ Silva, Porto; Kunstverein Leipzig; Galeria Francisco Fino, Lisbon; Kunsthall Baden-Baden; Whitechapel Gallery;  Institute of Contemporary Arts and LUX - Moving Image in London. Policarpo was the winner of Prémio Novos Artistas Fundação EDP 2019 and illy Present Future Prize 2021.