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Valentina Murabito’s latest exhibition, La donna del mare, invites viewers to explore the deep connections between mythology, nature, and the human condition through her intricate photo-sculptures. Inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s play The Lady from the Sea, Murabito reinterprets themes of freedom, longing, and instinct, blending them with Greek mythology and political philosophy. Her innovative analog photography technique creates three-dimensional, surreal artworks that blur the line between fiction and reality. What role do ancient myths play in our understanding of modern existence?

Opening
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 6pm–9pm

Art Walk & Talk
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 6pm

Full Press Release

Installation

Exhibited Works

Magna reverentia | Great reverence, 2020
Analogue black and white photography, hand print on wood, bitumen
50 x 100 x 6 cm | 19 5/8 x 39 3/8 x 2 3/8 in

Rätsel | Mystery, 2021
Analogue black and white photography, hand print on canvas
100 x 140 cm | 39 3/8 x 55 1/8 in

Invasate. Studio n.03 | Possessed. Study n.03, 2020
Analogue black and white photography, hand print on watercolour paper
39,5 x 30 cm | 15 1/2 x 11 3/4 in

Mondlose Nacht | Moonless night, 20219
Analogue black and white photography, hand print on wood
51 x 46 x 6,5 cm | 20 1/8 x 18 1/8 x 2 1/2 in

Ich will kein Schattenkönig sein | I don't want to be a shadow king, 2020
Analogue black and white photograph, hand print on Daphne paper, wood
70 x 44 x 3 cm | 27 1/2 x 17 3/8 x 1 1/8 in

Mostri | monsters, 2022
Analogue black and white photograph, hand print on masonry stone
30 x 30 x 12 cm | 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 4 3/4 in

Nausicaa. Studio n.02 | Nausicaa. Study n.02, 2022
Analogue black and white photography, hand print on watercolour paper, resin
54 x 34 x 6 cm | 21 1/4 x 13 3/8 x 2 3/8 in

Paradiso perduto | Paradise lost, 2022
Analogue black and white photography, hand print on watercolour paper
165 x 98 cm | 65 x 38 5/8 in

The Lady from the Sea, 2023
Analogue black and white photography, hand print on watercolour paper, gold
100 x 120 cm | 39 3/8 x 47 1/4 in

Mondlose Nacht #2 | Moonless night #2, 2023
Analogue black and white photography, hand print on concrete, exposit resin
38 x 28 x 6 cm | 15 x 11 x 2 3/8 in

Narcissus reflects, 2023
Analogue black and white photography, hand print on concrete, exposit resin
32 x 17 x 8 cm | 12 5/8 x 6 3/4 x 3 1/8 in

Medusa I, 2024
Analogue black and white photography, print on brass, resin, wood
100 x 70 x 3 cm | 39 3/8 x 27 1/2 x 1 1/8 in

Medusa II, 2024
Analogue black and white photography, print on brass, resin, wood
100 x 70 x 3 cm | 39 3/8 x 27 1/2 x 1 1/8 in

Wenn die Vernunft schläft I | When reason sleeps, 2024
Analogue black and white photography, print on concrete, resin
40 x 30 x 3 cm | 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 1 1/8 in

Wenn die Vernunft schläft II | When reason sleeps II, 2024
Analogue black and white photography, print on concrete, resin
40 x 30 x 3 cm | 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 1 1/8 in

Flora ellenica. Hyparrhenia Hirta, 2024
Analogue black and white photography, print on fabric, resin, wood
100 x 70 x 3 cm | 39 3/8 x 27 1/2 x 1 1/8 in

Flora ellenica. Faun II, 2024
Analogue black and white photography, print on fabric, resin, wood
140 x 100 x 3 cm | 55 1/8 x 39 3/8 x 1 1/8 in

Autoritratto. Empedocle sull'Etna II | Self portrait. Empedocles on Etna II, 2024
Analogue black and white photography, print on silk, wood
72 x 53 x 3 cm | 28 3/8 x 20 7/8 x 1 1/8 in

Flora Thuringiaca I, 2024
Analogue black and white photography, print on silk, resin, wood
30 x 24 x 3 cm | 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 1 1/8 in

Flora Thuringiaca II, 2024
Analogue black and white photography, print on silk, resin, wood
30 x 24 x 3 cm | 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 1 1/8 in

METAMORFOSI, 2024
Analogue photography on concrete
27,5 x 12,5 x 8 cm | 10 7/8 x 4 7/8 x 3 1/8 in

About the artist