Monica C. LoCascio
Webseite: https://www.monicaclocascio.com/ Ordentliches Mitglied seit 2023 Artist Statement
Monica C. LoCascio (b. 1984) is a transdisciplinary artist focusing on materiality. Her works arrive as artifacts of her material and theoretical research on memory, somatics, fermentation, epigenetics, heritage crafts, and hierarchies of knowledge and power. She pairs fermented bio-materials, salvaged fiber, and heritage craft techniques with industrial and salvaged materials to examine the tension between the fluidity and vulnerability of the lived human experience and the systems and institutions that are designed to control it. She began her art-making practice at the age of 5 when she was taught to crochet and embroider by her grandfather's twin sister.
© Monica C. LoCascio, Photo by Katharina Wolf
Atelier / Werkstatt
Bakterielle Zellulose auf Musselin, vorbereitende Textilarbeiten für die Stickereiunterlage. Bacterial cellulose on muslin, preparatory textile works for embroidery backing. © by Katharina Wolf, copyright the artist
Eine Auswahl von LoCascios Kordel- und Garnsammlung, die hauptsächlich aus den Sammlungen verstorbener Handwerker stammt. A selection of LoCascio's collection of cord, primarily sourced and salvaged from the collections of deceased craftspeople. © by Katharina Wolf, copyright the artist
LoCascio bei der Arbeit an einer neuen großen Soft-Skulpturen-Serie in ihrem Atelier in WEST in der Alten WU. LoCascio at work on a new large soft-sculpture series in her Atelier in WEST at the Alte WU. © by Katharina Wolf, copyright the artist
Zeichnungen und Soft-Skulpturen, inspiriert von Epigenetik, symbiotischer Evolution und Myzelpilzen. Drawings and soft-sculptures inspired by epigenetics, symbiotic evolution, and mycelial fungi. © by Katharina Wolf, copyright the artist
LoCascio erntet ein Blatt Bakterienzellulose von der Oberfläche eines großen Tanks in ihrem Atelier. LoCascio harvesting a sheet of bacterial cellulose from the surface of a large tank in her studio. © by Katharina Wolf, copyright the artist
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