LOVELY-RATZ About

Projects Overview
Bio
Linda Pietrobelli (2001) and Ambra Zamengo (2002) are currently pursuing their Bachelor's degree in Multimedia Arts at IUAV University of Venice. In 2023, they formed the collective “LOVELY-RATZ”, born from the desire to work together, engaging with the dimension of “the other” and considering it as necessary for the development of thought.

Statement
Bringing together performance and photography in the analysis of human dynamics, with a particular focus on interpersonal relationships and roles in society, our artistic research focuses on individual communication modes, privileging women and queer perspectives. Often, other people become the focal point of the creative process and the work itself.
  We constantly work to create spaces for dialogue and reflection, stimulating an empathetic connection. In the harmonious union of aesthetics and conceptual research, our artistic practice shapes visual and theoretical connections through performative practices and bodily gestures. Through performance, we explore how the body interacts with the surrounding space, reinterpreting and shaping the environment through the body, and through its perception.
   Body and garment merge in a close connection: clothes become a bearer of identity, both individual and cultural, interacting in a profound relationship that combines the concepts of fashion and performance. This approach allows us to explore and communicate the complex dynamics of human relationships, places, individuals, and communities.
  In the pursuit of a pre-practical human and emotional dialogue, we are interested in better understanding the human being in all its facets, through a psychological and anthropological approach to understanding other cultures. Hence, our interest in connecting territory, nature, and the human subject through expressive means such as photography, performance, and other artistic channels.

Curriculum Vitae

    Exhibitions
    - “ALEA”, Group exhibithion curated by Daniele Zoico with the collaboration of Eleonora Bonino, IUAV, Venice - June 2024
    - “supportovivo”, Group exhibithion curated by Thomas Braida and Alessandra Messali, Spazio Punch, Venice - January 2024
    - “Piccoli luoghi”, Group exhibithion curated by Andrea Pertoldeo and Silvia Zaccaria with the collaboration of Mario Ciaramitaro, Magazzini Ligabue, Venice - July 2023
    - “PESSE-CAN”, Group exhibithion curated by Francesco Zucconi, Simona Arillotta and Nicoletta Traversa, Magazzini Ligabue, Venice - June 2023
    - “FARE”, Group exhibithion curated by Diego Tonus and Daniele Zoico, IUAV, Venice - February 2023

    Performance
    - “sync”, by Lydia Ourahmane with the collaboration of Daniel Blumberg, La Biennale di Venezia - Biennale Arte, ASAC Library, Venice - April 2024
    - “After a long day”, Performance by Linda Pietrobelli and Ambra Zamengo, Castello Gallery, Venice - October 2023
    - “SHARING - Unguided tours from voyages into our clothes”, Group performance curated by Muslin Brothers with the collaboration of Laura Pante, Magazzini Ligabue, Venice - May 2023
    - “Ora, tra un po’, con calma, devo farlo”, Group performance curated by Jacopo Miliani with the collaboration of Stefano Mudu, Magazzini Ligabue, Venice - May 2023

    Artistic residency
    - Falìa*, Artists in residence curated by Alice Vangelisti, Villa di Lozio (BS) - September 2024

    Artistic and Project Assistance
    - “The Power Plant Research”, Assistants for the transdisciplinary artist Isabel Burr Raty, nadine, Brussels / Viernulvier, Ghent - July-November 2024

    Workshop
    - “OSSERVAZIONE #14”, Graphic design workshop held by Studio Iknoki in collaboration with POP Adriatico, Trieste 2024
    - “OSSERVAZIONE #04”,  Participatory art workshop held by Giulia Iacolutti in collaboration with POP Adriatico, Trieste 2024
    - “CORPO MATERIA NELLO SPAZIO”, Seminar on Somatic Movement and Choreographic Practices held by Laura Pante, Venice 2024 
    - “Laboratorio di Moda e Performance”, held by Jacopo Miliani in collaboration with Stefano Mudu, and Muslin Brothers in collaboration with Laura Pante, Venice 2023