Living in a duplex, the two of us, in a residency, for two months, in Lisbon.Living in a duplex is an analogy of an artist's work.This back and forth between the hand and the mind.The mind associates, invite and creates.The hand executes, models and gives life.The artist then reflects, looks and observes and the residence tries to help him to dissect his gesture, to understand himself and his intentions.
Partly inspired by a book she found in a Lisbon flea market, ‘Enciclopedia da Mulher’ published in 1977, the research and work done by Giulia Siviero during the residency at Mono revolves around the power of display, and the very act of organizing and presenting. Arrangements of interiors combine different objects, fabrics and spaces to present a fixed copy of an everyday living situation. A never-used towel perfectly folded, clean plastic objects balancing on each other, a smooth ceramic pot on a monochromatic background. Part of the protocol of Giulia’s work consists of extracting details, pictures and textures from researched and archived printed materials. She transforms and shapes these images in such a way that they emerge as paintings that will be part of a new scenario. Duo show with Marlène Grand at Mono, Lisbon.