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2013
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One installation to cross, 370 steps, 62,6 meters tall, the Lighthouse of San Cataldo.
The coordinates pinpoint the location of the lighthouse. Nestled with the city of Bari, the lighthouse is in close proximity to the homes and buildings inhabited by the local residents. The sound fills the spiral staircase, weaving fragments of a shared experience into a rich tapestry of sound material, stories, texts, moving images, postcards, and nautical maps from a journey. The echoes of the sea resonate from the crevices of the lighthouse, with sound permeating the air and ultimately returning to the sea. --- This exploration unfolds across three distinct chapters: the maritime dimension seen through the eyes of fishermen who have navigated the economic and legislative changes; the transmission of memory embodied in songs and folk tales; and, importantly, the architecture itself. The artist has engaged with a diverse landscape, forging a network of relationships among fishermen, architects, musicians, and local researchers. By positioning herself as a bridge between these spheres of life and work, Claire Bosi seeks to transcend the inaccessibility of both places and memories. She subverts the traditional subject/object dichotomy, opening channels of connection between academic research and popular knowledge, and elevating folk songs to a collective experience.
This work represents an archaeology of personal memory that transforms into a collective narrative through the research process. It emerges vibrantly through the reactivation of shared memories, rooted in the geographic coordinates of 41°08'24" N latitude and 16°50'49" E longitude. Anna Santomauro - Curator - Vessel Art Project ---
| view of the installation, San Cataldo's lighthouse, Bari, Italy | ---
| view of the installation, San Cataldo's lighthouse, Bari, Italy | ---
| view of the installation, San Cataldo's lighthouse, Bari, Italy | ---
| view of the installation, San Cataldo's lighthouse, Bari, Italy | ---
| still from the video | ---
| still from the video | --- Heartfelt thanks to Anna Santomauro, Stefano Demaledetti, Andrea Vara, Fabio Gnali, Andrea Pizzi, Silvia Sivo, Patrizia Pirro, Carmine Damiani, Gaetano Serafino and family, Daniel Hosner, Walter Zuppa, the Bari Radio Amateurs, Oscar Portoghese, Lello Cafaro, the Bari Fishermen, the crew of the Nicolaus, especially Pupillo Vincenzo, the fishermen of Molo di Sant’Antonio, the Bari Port Authority - Operational Office, Katia Ottomano, the Italian Navy, Mari Fari Taranto, Pierri Vincenzo Giovanni, Commander Luigi Fornaro, and the teams of Vessel, Xscape, and Momang. |
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