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The two writing LOST and MEMORY have been realized during the first step of the project JOURNEY INTO FRAGILITY in the rural village of Abetenim (Ghana), using two traditional  Ashanti symbols. The writing LOST is composed by DWENNIMMEN, symbol of strength and humility. The symbol emphasize the importance of humility in every aspect of the life in order to learn and acquire knowledge. The symbol discourages the arrogance to achieve its purpose. The writing MEMORY is composed by NKONSONKONSON, symbol of relationship that encourages the veneration

The third stage of the journey will take place in Madagascar from 20th to 30th April 2012. There, Rebecca will reflect on the  Manifesto’s sixth thesis –  that the interruption of natural equilibrium is a problem which doesn’t only concern nature, but also involves mankind – and will create a photographic work to document one of our planet’s richest and most threatened ecosystems.

The second stage of the journey will take place in Switzerland from 18th to 27th March 2012. Here, reflecting on the Manifesto’s first thesis “a relationship with the earth also includes responsibilities and duties”,   Rebecca will meditate on the role of politics as representative of the interests of a single country in the interconnected world of

In occasione della terza edizione del progetto Xenia, Sabato 10 Marzo 2012, alle ore 17.30, nella sala conferenze dell’Hotel Villa Maria di Francavilla al Mare sarà presentata l’opera dell’artista MARIA REBECCA BALLESTRA.

Il progetto Xenia nasce dalla volontà di contribuire ad avvicinare il pubblico alle diverse forme artistiche contemporanee,

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First step of the project in Abetenim Village (Ghana) – curator Luca Bochicchio (Italy)

Project selccted for the International Land Art Project, organized by NKA Foundation

We must be aware of the value of our planet as a common good in order to inhabit it properly

A unique destiny for a unique mankind: this is the world.

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My work  is based on the reprocessing and reinterpretation of social, political and environmental themes and on a synthesis of ethno-cultural codes, learned during several artist residencies program all around the world. The journey is one of my main source of inspiration: a meditation on history, traditions and ancient customs of different countries is an instrument to escape the Eurocentric perspective and to offer to the public a new points of active observation and criticism. My works often arise as a project site and context specific, using the space that welcomes

MARIA REBECCA BALLESTRA – www.rebeccaballestra.com

Own Exhibition

2016

Double Sollo Show A Better Landscape, Alan Sonfist and Maria Rebecca Ballestra, Gallery Unimediamodern (Genoa-Italy) curated by Antonio d’Avossa

2015

Permanent Installation on the Certosa Island (Venice) in collaboration with ADAC (Archive of Contemporary Art of the University of Genoa and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation

Double Solo Show ,Maria Rebecca Ballestra – Filippo Centenari, WerkstattGalerie (Berlin – Germany) for Berlin  Art Week curated by Pascul Jordan

Double Solo Show  The Truth of Labyrinth by Maria Rebecca Ballestra – Julien Fridler – Gallery Spazio Testoni (Bologna

Making use of a new sponge resulting from recent IIT research into porous nano-structured materials, and reasoning on its possible use for “capturing” hydrocarbons spilt into the sea, the work itself is a way of prompting reflection on technology’s contribution to dealing with environmental disasters caused by man.