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.
Ora, tra un po’, con calma, devo farlo
Group performance “Ora, tra un po’, con calma, devo farlo”, Laboratorio di Moda e Performance (held by Jacopo Miliani with the collaboration of Stefano Mudu), Magazzini Ligabue, Venice
Backlit, sheltered from clear and secure images, we found ourselves under a sheet, a blanket, a covering. It was like arranging to meet without a precise time.
Whoever arrived first would start counting to two hundred and then return to zero, right at zero.
We counted with the certainty that sooner or later we would all be there underneath, under that piece of fabric that took shape through our bodies.
Performer: Linda Pietrobelli / Ambra Zamengo / Mattia Biserni / Gabriele Bonzanini / Maela Codia / Chris Manassero / Francesco Fochi / Vladimir Naydonov / Chiara Pegoraro / Carlotta Savio