INSTALLATION

Souvenirs Leonardo, 2022

Souvenirs Leonardo, 2022
Mixed media installation, found objects, hardware, wooden toys, oil stick on paper, narrative interventions
Dimensions variable

'Responding to the research that emerged out of Round’s embedded position within the art direction of the Biennale Gherdëina ∞, the artist was inspired by the rich mythology of the Dolomites as well as the valley’s woodcarving tradition to develop a new mythological creature: a small melancholic monster called Leonardo – part-endangered species, part-outsider archetype, part-avatar of the artist himself. Through interventions in the city, narrative untellings and the creation of a new toy, Il Mostro insinuates itself into the cultural tradition of the Val Gardena to investigate the birth of new stories, the crystallisation of memory, and the mythological role played by insider/outsider characters across deep time.' Biennale Gherdëina ∞ (2022), pp.283

Installation view at Hotel Ladinia, Ortisei
Commissioned by Biennale Gherdëina ∞, curated by Filipa Ramos & Lucia Pietroiusti
20.05.2022-25.09.2022

Portrait of the artist as a toy maker by Judith Sotriffer
Photography: Tiberio Sorvillo