Laboratorio OBLIO con Muna Mussie
23 April - 09 May 2025
Palazzo della Libertà - Piazza della Libertà a Bergamo
© Jemma Tohompson
Workshop
OBLIO
with Muna Mussie
OBLIO
with Muna Mussie
Meetings:
- Introduction with the artist:
Wednesday, April 23, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Workshop with the artist:
Friday, May 2, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Collective action:
Saturday, May 3, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Sunday, May 4, from 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Monday, May 5, from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Friday, May 9, from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Sunday, May 4, from 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Monday, May 5, from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Friday, May 9, from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location:
Atrium of Palazzo della Libertà, Piazza della Libertà, Bergamo
Here’s a small preview of the program for the 12th edition of Festival ORLANDO: this year, the Festival expands beyond its traditional boundaries, with local initiatives already launched in October, as we’ve shared in previous months. Some of the offerings during the Festival will be the result of collective creative processes. We believe that culture should be experienced through various forms of participation, which is why we invite you to contribute to the creation of this edition, enriching the Festival with your presence and sharing moments together. In March, we announce three workshops with national and international artists. We invite you to register by April 20, as spots are limited!
Muna Mussie invites a group of residents from the city and province of Bergamo to take part in a workshop aimed at creating an installation: a long fabric wall on which a word, collectively chosen through a preliminary dialogue, will be embroidered. The project is conceived as a collective ritual, drawing attention to the gaps in historical memory, particularly the lack of acknowledgment of colonial and fascist traces still present in the Palazzo della Libertà.
Following an introductory session with the artist, the group will engage in a collective embroidery action, open to public observation, throughout the duration of the Festival.
INFO
Participation is free, but spots are limited. Registration is mandatory by April 20 at prenotazioni@orlandofestival.it.
The workshop is open to participants aged 14 and older. Younger participants must attend with an adult. Attendance at all sessions is highly recommended. No prior embroidery skills are required. The other workshops in the program are Mai+ by and with F. De Isabella and Lele Tori and Hot Bodies Choir by and with Gérald Kurdian.
MUNA MUSSIE
Muna Mussie (Eritrea, 1978) began her artistic journey in 1998, training and working as an actress and performer with Teatrino Clandestino until 2001. In 2002, she attended the European Advanced Training Course for Actors, led by Cesare Ronconi of Teatro Valdoca, and continued collaborating as an actress until 2012.
Muna Mussie (Eritrea, 1978) began her artistic journey in 1998, training and working as an actress and performer with Teatrino Clandestino until 2001. In 2002, she attended the European Advanced Training Course for Actors, led by Cesare Ronconi of Teatro Valdoca, and continued collaborating as an actress until 2012.
From 2001 to 2005, she was a founding member of the Open research collective, where, following the performance opentolikemunamussie (2005), she developed a desire to explore her own ways of being on stage.
Her work—spanning gesture, vision, and words—investigates the languages of theater, performance, and visual arts, shaping the tension between different expressive poles.
Her productions include: MadrePatria (2006), Più che piccola, media (2007), Con Permesso (2008), Ti ho sognato, ma non eri il protagonista (2009). She co-authored the fashion collection FFMM (2007–2009) with Flavio Favelli. Her international scenic projects include Monkey See, Monkey Do (Chapter I-II, 2011–2012).
Her later works explore phantasmatic apparitions and minor histories, including: Milite Ignoto (2015, installation & performance), Oasi (2018, performance), Curva (2019, performance), Curva Cieca (2021, performance), PF DJ (2021, performance). Among her object-based interventions are the project Punteggiatura (2018) and የቦሎኛ ጎዳ بولوني ر عب Bologna St. 173. Il sole d’agosto, in alto nel cielo, batte forte (2021), a solo exhibition at Archive Sites Milan, exploring concepts of home, citadel, fortress, and freedom.
Recent projects include: Bientôt l’été (2021, performance on mental nomadism and wandering), PERSONA (2022, a one-on-one encounter mediated through sewing), Oblio (2021) and Oblio/Pianto del Muro (2022), introducing research into public art. Her 2023 durational performance The Perfect Human from Sunrise to Sunshine questions the essence of being human today. She released the album Curva Cieca Oblio ኩርቫ ዕውር ምርሳዕ in collaboration with Massimo Carozzi (Xong Collection – Artist Records, Xing 2024). Her project Bologna St. 173 – A Journey in Reverse, winner of the Italian Council 11 (2022), resulted in the creation of the works UROBORO ኦውሮቦሮ (2024), የቦሎኛ ጎዳ بولوني ر عب Bologna St. 173 (2024), and NAKFA-NAKBA (2024), now part of the MAMbo Bologna collection.
Her work has been presented at: Art Fall/PAC Ferrara, Xing/Raum and Live Arts Week Bologna, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, Museo Marino Marini, Florence, Workspace Brussels, Kaaitheater Brussels, MAMbo Bologna, Santarcangelo Festival, Museion Bolzano, ERT Bologna, Rue d’Alger/Manifesta 2020, Marseille, Archive Books Milan, SAVVY Contemporary, Berlin, ArteFiera Bologna, HangarBicocca Milan, Biennale Democrazia, Turin, Mattatoio Rome, Sesc São Paulo, Centrale Fies, Dro, Black History Month (Florence9, Spazio Griot (Rome), Villa Romana (Florence), Mucem (Marseille), MAXXI L’Aquila, Høstscena Festival (Ålesund), OGR Turin, Musei Reali (Turin), Kora Contemporary Arts Center, Lecce, La Virreina Centre de la Imatge / IT Out OFF / Manifesta 2024, Barcelona, Biennale Donna XX (Ferrara), AR/GE Kunst (Bolzano).