Isabella Bordoni (born 1962 in

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) is an Italian poet, writer, visual and

sound artist Sound art is an artistic activity in which sound is utilized as a primary medium or material. Like many genres of contemporary art, sound art may be interdisciplinary in nature, or be used in hybrid forms. According to Brandon LaBelle, sound art ...

, performer and independent curator. Involved in the sphere of public art, with wide-ranging projects of urban dramaturgies and relational arts, from 2016 she is the curator of IMAGONIRMIA AWARD "variable displacement", an international prize for the art of the present.

Early life and education

Isabella Bordoni was born in

, and studied philosophy, literature, art and vocals with Gabriella Bartolomei in

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Work

Her work primarily focuses on themes of language, body, voice, crossing boundaries and adhering to the process of art as techné. Her artistic practice includes

performance A performance is an act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment. It is also defined as the action or process of carrying out or accomplishing an action, task, or function. Management science In the work place ...

and

electronic art Electronic art is a form of art that makes use of electronic media. More broadly, it refers to technology and/or electronic media. It is related to information art, new media art, video art, digital art, interactive art, internet art, and electr ...

. Since the mid-1980s she has been involved in

dramaturgy Dramaturgy is the study of dramatic composition and the Representation (arts), representation of the main elements of drama on the stage. The term first appears in the eponymous work ''Hamburg Dramaturgy'' (1767–69) by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ...

for theatre and radio. Bordoni pays particular attention to the issue of urban narratives and memory in cities and urban outskirts, and in 2000 used the terms "poetryscapes" and "poetic citizenship" to describe her work. Interested in the "document" as a device of narrative construction and deconstruction, in 2014 she also started an awareness project around the photographic archive of called «Osservatorio critico/Archivio e Fondo fotografico d'autore».

Selected projects

* ''Lacrima (e vive)'', 2003, a
Palazzo delle Papesse
Centro per l'arte contemporanea,

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(I), a collaboration by Palazzo delle Papesse and Ars Electronica/Futurelab Linz, A. * ''Digital Migration'', 2005, at 2005, site-specific installation for Malga Costa Bolgovalsugana, Tn (I), a collaboration by ArteSella, MART Rovereto, Forum Austriaco di Cultura. Ital
PALAZZO DELLE PAPESSE/Caveau – site-specific project "Lacrima ( e vive)" di Isabella Bordoni
* ''Refugee, Stati d'Esilio. Epifanie'', 2011–14, is a long-term project about processes and practices of art, that criticize the concepts of ''homeland'' and ''citizenship''. It includes an

artist's book Artists' books (or book arts or book objects) are works of art that utilize the form of the book. They are often published in small editions, though they are sometimes produced as one-of-a-kind objects. Overview Artists' books have employed a ...

"Refugee, Archivio1", currently part of permanent artists books collection at the Bibliothèque Kandinsky at the

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, Paris, and at the International Poetry Centre in

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. * ''Michel Butor. À propos de. Entre littérature et art, le paysage véritable'' with and about French writer

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semiologist Semiotics (also called semiotic studies) is the systematic study of sign processes (semiosis) and meaning making. Semiosis is any activity, conduct, or process that involves signs, where a sign is defined as anything that communicates something, ...

Paolo Fabbri and Silvia Riva, French studies and translator of Dominique Fourcade. * ''Contro la Purezza'' ''(Against Purity)'', 2008–11, a long-term project based on archival research. A reflection on the

tragedy Tragedy (from the grc-gre, τραγῳδία, ''tragōidia'', ''tragōidia'') is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy ...

as a historical and political legacy of the twentieth century and whether it is possible for art to take upon itself the task of elaborating it. Project theoretically influenced by

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, and includes radio production, performance, and a symposium. * ''Der Marsch der Einsamen'', a piece for the radio, Kunstradio * ''Le Partage (des Voix)'' from Jean-Luc Nancy text "Le Partage des voix" * ''Luogo Eventuale'' from Ein Ort für Zufälle by

* ''Libertà come bene supremo''_ ''giornate di osservazione e critica del contemporaneo'' with filmmaker, essayist and activist

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, with

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Marco Aime, and philosopher Giovanni Leghissa.

Poetry

*Excerpt from "Fortuna" published in ''Poesia,'' the international magazine of poetry

References

Bibliography

Literatur-Verein i:b, ''Andante con figure''

* ttp://noemalab.eu/specials/interviewing-new-media-art-didactics-2/ "Interviewing New Media Art Didactics" by Alessio Chierico
"On Networked Collaborations at Ars Electronica 2002" by Nina Czegledy

"Language is the first creative act" by Sabine Breitsameter, AudioHyperspace, March 2003

Digimag, 29, November 2007, by Alessio Chierico

"On Libertà come bene supremo" by Costanza Meli 2009

"Isabella Bordoni. Interprète de la relation entre l'écriture, le corps et le paysage" by Costanza Meli 2013

''Refugee Stati D'esilio/ Epifanie (2011–14) – ARCHIVIO 1'' by Lorella Barlaam

External links

Official website
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