curated by Elisabetta Masala with a critical text by Juliette Desorgues
The magical and mythology, classical tradition, and archaic culture blend in the search of the Swiss artist, who experiments with materials of strong expressive value in a choral narrative with epic nuances.
Divinities of the earth and night, arcane symbols, the healing properties of plants, and ancient botanical wisdom permeate the work of Una Szeemann with mystery and, at the same time, with primal memories, while the wild feeling of the forests takes shape in abstract yet powerfully evocative forms.
The project for the MAN is connected to the territory of Sardinia, to its ruggedness, the legend of the Janas, and the archaeological persistence in the landscape, where nature itself seems at times to fossilize, blending in with the stones and the ridges of the Supramonte.
Una Szeemann – Courtesy dell’artista
Una Szeemann (Locarno, CH, 1975) lives and works in Zurich and Tegna. She completed her acting studies in Milan. Her works have been exhibited in numerous international shows, including at the Kunsthaus Zürich, Kunsthalle Winterthur, Museo Cantonale d’Arte in Lugano, Kunstmuseum Luzern, Kunstverein Hamburg, Belvedere 21 in Vienna, the Venice Biennale, Busan Biennale, Lyon Biennale, and Manifesta 11 in Zurich. She teaches at academic institutions such as the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), the Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD), and other universities.
