“A Doll’s House” is the most recent installation by Giovanna Cerise hosted at La Maison D’Aneli by Aneli Abeyante.
The installation is inspired by the work of the same name by Henrik Ibsen, as Giovanna herself explains.
Doll’s house is inspired by the play of the same name by Henrik Ibsen, whose protagonist Nora, in a monologue, is confronted with a doll. Nora compares herself to the lifeless dolls moved by little girls as she is moved by the men in her life. Of course, this referred to the writer’s time, but even today, women are often in a constant state of distress, always looking for a balance, even in absurd situations. The dolls in the installation are placed in a doll’s house, almost posing in front of an imaginary lens. They are dancers trying not to drop balls while maintaining composure and balance in precarious conditions. Of course, starting from all this, the reflections and emotions that may arise from observing the work may be different, like the installation itself, which has different facets depending on the angle. The indication of the words that have accompanied the realization of the work is intended to stimulate precisely a personal interpretation. The invitation to leave a word is due to the search for essentiality. In this way, it can be contextualized and acquire a facet that will enrich the work itself and give rise to a linguistic and artistic journey developed over the coming months.
Giovanna Cerise
After visiting Giovanna Cerise’s installation, I looked up the theatrical performance of “A Doll’s House” on Youtube to get a better idea of the work that was the source of inspiration for the artist. For those who want to see it, I leave the video below.
The theme addressed by Giovanna in A Doll’s House is incredibly still topical. The woman feels like a doll in the hands of the men in her life. But, of course, in 1879, the date on which the play was written and the story set, women lived in a condition of subjection to their husbands and the male sex in general. Of course, today, there is no inferiority, at least not overtly so. However, women still neglecting themselves for the needs of others, often for the benefit of their husbands. And this is considered normal, part of established, undisputed reality.
Let’s go back to the original text: the first interesting aspect is that A Doll’s House is a true story from which Henrik Ibsen drew inspiration for his writing. The woman who inspired the author never forgave him, probably annoyed that her life had been used as fodder for her controversial drama.
The Doll’s House was written in Amalfi during one of Ibsen’s stays and first performed on 21 December of the same year in Copenhagen; it is a biting critique of the traditional roles of men and women in marriage during the Victorian era. Ibsen wrote in his first notes for the play: “There are two kinds of moral laws, two kinds of consciences, one in a man and a completely different one in a woman. Naturally, the one cannot understand the other; but in the practical matters of life, the woman is judged by the laws of men, as if she were not a woman, but a man”.
I recommend a visit to this complex art installation. I ask you to leave a thought for the artist, which is invaluable for understanding the work’s reaction elicits from its visitors.
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Giovanna Cerise’s Bio
Italian literature teacher and musician. In June 2009 I exposed on Pyramid, and then after, in many Italian and foreign galleries. I’ve contributed to events related to RL, such as Arte Fiera di Padova, lodged by french artist Patrick Moya (aka Moya Janus).
I attended are SLB11, SLB10, SLB9 and SLB8, Art & Poetry Project (created by Rosanna Galvani aka Roxelo Babenco), for which I exhibited at the Brera Academy, Carp Diabolus and Metales, 2LEI, a demonstration against violence against women. I took part with my works at “One billion rising at Second life”
From November 2011 as well as exhibitions in galleries I devoted primarily to the design and construction of large installation:
-Variations On The magic flute (January 2012)
-CyBorg Nature,per UWA Sky Sim for series (February 2012
- “The opposite and completion” for the Academy of Brera with a work inspired by Narcissus and Goldmund by Herman Hesse , and that was shown in the physical location of the Academy of Brera in Milan, through the projection screen. (June 2012)
-Synesthesya for Split screen ( July 2012)
-Reflections for LEA Land Grant (November 2012)
- Sherazade: if you want to survive- tell a story (Curated by Heidi Dahlsveen/Mimesis Monday) (May 2013)
-Arithmos for LEA Land Grant (October 2013)
-Fisicofollia for LEA full sim series (December 2013)
-Suffocation- Energy – The game of life- Delirium for For the project ” Your breath was shed” created by Mimesis Monday/ Heidi Dahlsveen (Mars 2014)
- Il folle volo at Lost Town (august 2014)
- Chaos, kosmos for LEA Land Grant (November 2014)
- Speculum for LEA full sim Series (February 2015)
- The eternal suspense for LEA Land Grant (May 2015)
- Anniversary of different district at MetaLes ( June 2015)
- Tristan and Isolde at Italianverse (July 2015)
- Memories at Ber by Nordan Art (octobre 2015)
- Monochrome for LEA full sim series (octobre 2016)
- Flashback/ flashforward For Split screen
- From the wolds to the world
- Clinamen for Dimix Gallery
- Ci si sdraia sulla schiena del mondo for La maison d’Aneli
I then participated in the Burn2 – 2013, where I was as an artist, with the installation “Diamonds” and at Burn2 -2012 with the artwork “Creativity”
At December 2012 I took part in the collective exhibition “Polvere di Stelle d’Arte” and in December 2013 in the collective exhibition “RED SHOES” curated by Mexi Lane in Second Life, events related to that in real life organized by Francesca Barbi Marinetti in Margutta RistorArte in Rome.
I took part with my work at “One billion rising at Second life” and at the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the Beatles organized by Arte Libera.
The pictures of my works have been included in the book “ Sfiorami l’anima”of the poetess Cinzia Dipace.
I have been invited to exhibit at The 7th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro_2014.PT and in TheProjecto, Nucleo de Desonvilmento Cultural na Republica das artes – Portugal in rl.
I am involved in a large group show organized by Rosanna Galvani axa Roxelo Babenco nell’opensim Craft, for The Museum of the Metaverse.In April 2017 I participated in the collective “Art dada opera” in Brescia ( Italy)
Giovanna Cerise
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http://giovannacerise.blogspot.it/
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