Basketry and weaving works using natural fibers and specimens from my garden in Bahrain and in Italy.
Blocks Series 2022
Inspired by textures and patterns of the neighborhood land, Blocks are impression of something that wakes up my sense during daily walks in the territory I barely know.
Lockdown Series 2020-2021
Artworks created during the months of lockdowns due to the pandemic of 2020. As for many of us, I suffered of Covid 19, family health issued, distance from children and relatives and inconsistent practice of work.
Future, 2021, box 30x25x15 cm, fused and cast glass, coiled cotton, embroidery. New body of works conceived in isolation. Reflecting on the restrictions we are undergoing and how much they can affect our lives. The Future is locked but we hold the keys!
Tested, 2021 wall hanging 73x140cm, fused glass and lamp working on pyrex test tubes , coiled linen, wool yarn. New body of works conceived in isolation. Reflecting on the restrictions we are undergoing and how much they can affect our lives. In order to define the level of Covid’s contagion of a geographic area based on the daily number of positive tests, authorities introduced colours : yellow, orange, red. Colours indicate also restrictions and behaviour to adopt by citizens to fight the pandemic. My country has been jeopardised by colours, causing isolation, fear and poverty among communities in many regions. New colours, new discriminations!
In Silent Recollection, Installation 2021
“……although people are seeking to be together, especially in this period characterized by lockdowns and social restrictions, I feel to recollect myself in pray….to thank, to find myself, to forget, to forgive. I conceived a Silent Room and I created tapestries out of wool ; they are the imaginary walls of a house of worship, a place where there are no differences and religions coexist….a peaceful place for my soul.”
Giuse Maggi Art 