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Thorny Wash Off from Giulia Mattera on Vimeo.

Thorny Wash Off is part of a body of work around sexual harassment.

Thorny Wash Off is a ritual of re-appropriation of harmed bodies and minds. It wants to denounce the facts and relinquish the fear.

Duration: 3 hours Materials: thorny branches, 96 red balloons, two metal buckets filled with 3.5litres of water each, 100grams of rose petals, 100grams of olive leaves, one porcupine quill, cord

Performed as part of Visions at the Nunnery Event curated by Cinzia Cremona and Tessa Garland. Bow Arts, London (UK) Saturday 26th November 2016

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Fear swings from Giulia Mattera on Vimeo.

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Severing Tide from Giulia Mattera on Vimeo.

Severing Tide is a site-specific performance exploring the connection between the human body and water.

Questioning the rigid rationale imposed by humans over ever changing emotions- the opposite behaviour of water which naturally adapts and contributes to the continuous changes- Severing Tide challenges psychophysical limits through endurance.

Severing Tide was performed on the summer solstice (21st June 2018) in a water stream in the Taleggio Valley (Italian Alps).

During the performance the artist walked back and forth a line breaking the stream horizontally for over an hour, starting when the first light of dawn came out.

This stream collects water melting from the mountain glaciers, meaning the water temperature in that stretch of the stream is around less than 8 Celsius degrees. A body submerged on such a low temperature is exposed to the risk of hypothermia or even death. The artist consulted a doctor prior the performance.

In order to reach the site, the audience engaged in a 1hour hike during the night (leaving for the site at 3am) and overlooked the action from a bridge, informing them of the arrival at the site by being lit by candles. Each audience member received a specific message on a paper asking not to ever share its content with anyone.

Duration: 1 hour circa

Performed at Ponte del Caman, Val Taleggio (Italy) Nature, Art, Habitat Residency on water (NAHR) June 2018

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©video Tiffany Henschel

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F-ALL: yes, I am falling from Giulia Mattera on Vimeo.

F-ALL: yes, I am falling is part of an ongoing series of performances happening on the days marking the change of season. Fall, autumn: falling, failure, acceptance. Beyond the binary of right and wrong. During the performance the artist falls backwards in the arms of the participants, involving them in various tasks whispered in secret: one person receives a chronometer and has to keep track of the time, clapping once after exactly one hour.

Duration: one hour. Curated by Alice Bortolazzi

Label201 (Rome, Italy)

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Emotional Labour from Giulia Mattera on Vimeo.

This video is about My Movie

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Post Immaterial Detritus from Giulia Mattera on Vimeo.

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Scegliere- Giulia Mattera.mp4 from Giulia Mattera on Vimeo.

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Let go from Giulia Mattera on Vimeo.

What is time? Is it the weight of the choices we make? Let go explores the workings of the decisions we take, the importance they have to us, the meaning we lend them, the attempts to focus on the present by respecting the past. During the durational performance the artist braided her hair into small plaits intertwining pieces of string to each lock and then tying a small heavy bag to each plait.

Duration: 4 hours Materials: 1 bonsai (9years old), 5 bobbins of unrefined string, 1 pair of scissors, 26 little bags (content only known by the artist)

Work created under the tuition of Marylin Arsem. Performed a VENICE INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE ART WEEK “Co-Creation Live Factory – Prologue 1”, Palazzo Mora, Venice, 14-16 December 2017

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