PAST:

Gendermarketing & Diversity

Lecture at Opening of “All inclusive - Queer Unterwegs”
an exhibition by the Youth Museum Berlin

We live in a society that is characterized by categories and dualism, such as day and night, man and woman, foreign and domestic. But what about all the nuances in between? Introducing the opening of the exhibition , Locu, as a non-binary person, gives a lecture on what is in social discourse: What is between being a man and a woman or being neither? Using a personal story, viewers can see Judith Butler's gender theories tested: Is gender as a form of identity really just invented? A discourse in which many lose track because we are used to seeing and categorizing people - as men or women - and now the basic principles are being shaken up? Together we will open up how we can use this discourse to look behind the picture and meet people as people, allow for diversity and act more inclusively in our interactions with one another.

Organised and funded by: Eine Welt Zentrum Herne, Ev. Kirchenkreises Herne, Büro für Gleichstellung und Vielfalt der Stadt Herne & vhs Herne.

Cultivating Together: Presence, Connection and Balance 

A project by Locu & Bernadette Zdrazil 
in Dialogue with Chiara Ravano & Hadas Cnaani
 
Introduction into Yoga, Meditation & Nutrition
 
11th December 2023, 7 PM
Temple - Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp

At this event, Bernadette & Locu will introduce Meditation, Yoga, and Nutrition as tools to deepen the relationship with presence, connection, and balance. It is a pitch for an upcoming meditation and yoga program. This evening, we will engage in a dialogue with guest speakers Hadas Cnaai and Chiara Ravano, who will present their projects and provide insight into how the microbiome affects our thoughts. Moreover, we will delve into how we can thrive in our well-being and artistic practice, exploring how together we can establish a conscious environment at the Royal Academy. You are very welcome to join, share your opinions, and ask questions.

Part of the Expanding Academy programme

Tutors:

Bernadette Zdrazil graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp in 2021 with a master in sculpture. Her art practice is centered around relational and spiritual art. As a multidisciplinary artist, she sees potential in materializing this tendency in art through craft, collective learning and awareness. To feel grounded and better connected with your body and emotions and therefore with your environment, Bernadette will explore during the course: Cultivating together – Presence, Connection and Balance techniques of yoga, which will focuing on movement and the observation of our minds.

Locuratolo (*they/them) uses their body as a medium to connect people, places, and spirits. Locu is an alumna of In-Situ at the Royal Academy and works interdisciplinary in socially engaged, performative and fine arts. By engaging with people, the site and the institution, Locuratolo applies to their field of interest Artpractogogy. For Extra Academy, Locu will engage in techniques of meditation, non-self mastery and healing to strengthen a more conscious dialogue between ourselves and our environment.

Guest Speakers:

Hadas Cnaani is a cook and a mother, who spreads her roots through cooking, writing, working with her hands and occasionally teaching. She operates under the namesake “the Subterranean kitchen atelier”. Nutrition to her is not only what we eat but also an information to our cells and microbiohm, we should aim to understand not only how our bodies function but also how we feel, what is our believe system, connect to our elders, chat with our intuition. In her talk, Hadas cnaani wishes to share her interest in food culture, preventive medicine and all things vegetables.

Chiara Ravano, former owner and chef of Wild Project restaurant, shifted her attention to a more holistic way of living by learning and incorporating practices to reconnect the mind with the body. Stemmed from a personal need, she found her way into body therapy, combining deep tissue massage with emotional release.

GROUNDED – EXPLORING AN ARTISTIC MATERIAL

Duration of the exhibition: 23.09. – 02.12.2023
Opening on Friday, 22.09.2023, 19 p.m. at Hase29, Osnabrück
curated by Friederike Fast, Jasmina Janoschka and Dr. Tim Pickartz

Artists: Ilana Halperin, Locuratolo, Maria Reneé Morales Garcia, David Moritz, Asad Raza, Adrien Tirtiaux

Earth isn’t just a static entity – it’s a dynamic material that’s perpetually evolving. Beyond its role in food production and construction, earth cradles vast resources, and at the same time it serves as a repository for waste. Yet, symbolically, it resonates with a variety of interpretations – from representing home and fertility to encapsulating wastelands and life’s fleeting nature.

In view of climate change, persistent drought in certain regions and the associated erosion processes that lead to the disappearance of entire landmasses, earth is increasingly becoming the focus of art. This group exhibition with international artists shows traditional and new, partly speculative ways of dealing with earth. As an artistic material made up of different components, it is used in different contexts – whether as an architectural material, a life-giving recipe or a symbolic representative of existence and the search for identity.

Furthermore, the exhibition endeavors to immerse visitors in multifaceted interactions with earth. It encourages individual and collective actions, invokes a range of sensory experiences, and fosters dialogue as well as reconnection with our shared world. Certain artworks also dynamically evolve, shaped by the involvement of visitors or selected groups during the exhibition.

DAS KANN ICH AUCH !

Opening on Thursday, 09.11.2023, 5:30 pm at 57 Marktstraße, 45355 Essen

curated by Jasmina Janoschka & the Kids of the FRÖBEL Kindergarten

The exhibition DAS KANN ICH AUCH invites you to immerse yourself in colorful worlds and experience art from the unique perspective of children. The portraits, paintings, and playful sculptures have been created as part of the FRÖBEL Atelier Scholarship. Together with Locuratolo, the children from the FRÖBEL Kindergarten on Marktstraße in Essen had the opportunity to engage in artistic activities and experiment with various forms, materials, and techniques. Based on the approach of Artpractagogy, which intertwines artistic practice and art education, these works captivate with their immediacy, intuition, and vitality, reminiscent of Participatory Naive Art.

In addition, a selection of auratic portrait drawings and paintings by Locuratolo will be presented in dialogue. With intense colors, recurring shapes, and impressionistic strokes, these works translate the energetic and the invisible aspects of the subjects into an artistic medium.