After the explorations of the past few months, in which Dolomiti Contemporanee has lead dozens of artists in reconnaissance at the Village, the first step of “ed ultimo venne il bosco” has been made on Tuesday the 5th of August. The artistic project, conduced through artistic Residence with the goal of producing a series of artworks in Borca, artworks which will have the Village itself, the territory and the dolomitic environment, the peaks of Mt.s Antelao and Pelmo as their subjects, since it’s about time, we’d say, to start looking with fresh eyes (a bit tired of the contemplative apathy of those who quietly wander under the mountain: there’s a struggle, in the jungle, now).
The project of Residence, involves the arrival of a few groups of artists, coming from different European countries, whom are going to stop for a few days, or weeks, in Borca.
The artists will be housed in the original cottages designed by Edoardo Gellner and in the permanent tents Camping, thanks to the support of Minoter.
The first to arrive here have been Gino Blanc, Chiara Bergamo, Luka Sirok, whom have attached the site from a pictorial standpoint, and are currently working in the first atelier-cabin of the Colonia (Eng.: summer camp building), specifically geared. With them in Borca, there’s Begona Zubero Apodaca as well, who is a Spanish photographer, arrived in Borca thanks to the partnership between Dolomiti Contemporanee and the Real Academia de Espana en Roma. Also scheduled to arrive, Jeremy Laffon, French artist whose presence is the result of another important partnership, this time with the Institut Francais and with the Fondazione Nuovi Mecenati (Piano network). In the next few days, the photographer Stefano Cerio will begin Residing here too, while the visits of other artists interested in discovering this great site, that will become a “construction site”, continue to be carried out.
The construction site is open, the Village becomes an experimental space, of art and research and thought, a living space, whose activities we’ll continue to document on this website.
