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
By combining performance and photography in the analysis of human dynamics—with a particular focus on interpersonal relationships and social roles—their artistic research seeks to privilege queer and transfeminist perspectives, placing people at the center of both the artistic project and the work itself. They intertwine aesthetics and conceptual inquiry to create spaces for dialogue and reflection, fostering empathetic connections.
   Their artistic practice builds visual and theoretical connections through performative practices and bodily gestures: through these, they explore how the body interacts with its surrounding space, reinterpreting and shaping the environment through itself and its own perception.
  In the pursuit of a pre-practical emotional dialogue, their interest lies in understanding relational dynamics through a psychological and anthropological approach, which allows them to explore and communicate the complexities of places, individuals, and communities. From this arises their interest in connecting territory, nature, and people through expressive means such as photography, performance, and other artistic media.

I’ve got you on my skin



    performance
    2023

Group exhibition “FARE”, Laboratorio di Arti visive 1 (held by Diego Tonus with the collaboration of Daniele Zoico), IUAV University of Venice
Photo credits Marco Reghelin, 2023
Dozens of people have been involved in the development of something that has been passed down to them through drawings, words, and symbols on an A4 sheets. The performer chose to use her body as a surface to transfer their personal histories, using tattoo stencils.
    This ancient ritual of skin marking, with its various social and personal facets, reveals its identity function: each tattoo is like an indelible signature that distinguishes one person from all the others and determines their own uniqueness. Each individual has thus shared a part of their history passed down from someone else.
Once the drawings were collected, they were manually retraced to create the stencils, inevitably modifying the original stroke. During the performance, the stencils were applied by the performer, but other people also had the opportunity to do so, directly engaging with the body of the woman and becoming active components of the process. When the stencils are passed from hand to hand, they generate a chain of stories and identities that contribute to the birth of a new tradition.
    This practice highlights an anthropological aspect, emphasizing the process of cultural transmission and the importance of symbols and traditions in the construction of individual and collective identity. Each stroke, symbol, or word passed from hand to hand carries with it a part of the history and identity of those who created them and those who received them, contributing to the creation of a network of human and cultural connections.