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matilde tomat
- Sep 13, 2019
- 1 min
update on CONSERVATION
Yesterday I finally managed to upload the pictures of the installation CONSERVATION I did last year at Blackburn Cathedral. I also sorted the last bits and bats re. last year at college and somehow be more decisive with the direction of my FMP. Here are some links for reference: website: here solo & collaborations from 2019: here CONSERVATION photos: here inspired and admiring: here lastest professional blog: here The picture of North Devon is for no real reason. #conservatio
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matilde tomat
- Mar 27, 2019
- 3 min
memento mori
Working on a piece which is all about legacy and memory, I explored some other remembrance pieces, such as The National September 11 Memorial, the Tsunami Memorial Park in Ban Namkem and the Sacrario di Redipuglia. The National September 11 Memorial This memorial commemorates the September 2011 attacks when 2977 people lost their lives. It was designed by Israeli architect Michael Arad who created a forest of swamp white oak trees with two square reflecting pools in the centr
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matilde tomat
- Mar 22, 2019
- 2 min
Friuli : May 1976 – March 2019
I set off with 5 of my pieces in plaster and went there. I chose the pieces carefully and I went there. I made sure that my camera was fully charged, the laptop ready, the sun hidden behind some clouds, that I had all possible needed connections, cables, phones, wifi. That the coffee was warm, that I had some food with me; and I went there. I went there. It’s incredible how the mind plays tricks on you: I cannot remember things I did or places I was in the company of some peo
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matilde tomat
- Mar 12, 2019
- 5 min
conservation
On 26.02.2019, in Blackburn, I have started creating the 111 pieces which represent the 1013 victims of varying ages deceased during the earthquake. The pieces will be cast in plaster out of jars, pots, bottles, or containers used to conserve food or any other perishable material. Today, on a very warm winter day, I began. I didn’t cry. I felt observed and hence tense. I felt examined, scrutinised, checked. I just wanted to be ignored. Funny, though, I was alone. Just me and
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