Incursions in space Archivi - Page 5 of 7 - Maria Dompè

29 Alle donne di Nakiri (For the women of Nakiri)

Nakiri, a Japanese coastal village near the Bay of Kashikojima where the women work in the traditional crafts of drying fish and seaweed, is the inspiration for the intense incursion of Maria Dompè in the spaces of the Japanese Cultural Institute of Rome.

28 Leyla Zana

This incursion of Dompè at the IX International Biennial City of Carrara ended the series of three works created in the summer of 1998 and dedicated to three women who have struggled for liberty.

27 Ngawang Sangdrol

Sangdrol is a young Tibetan nun who was arrested by the Chinese authorities when she cried out for liberty for Tibet in a public square; she was charged with "separatist activity" and sentenced to eighteen years in the prison of Drapchi.

26 Madre Teresa di Calcutta (Mother Teresa of Kolkata)

The Biennial of Sacred Art offered Maria Dompè the opportunity to reflect upon the life of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, and to exalt in the profound spiritual dimension of the life and actions of the deceased (1997) sister.

25 "Io sono quell'altro che ha attraversato un paese su una passerella che collega due sogni" FOTO 1

25 “I am that other who has crossed a country on a gangway that connects two dreams”

For the exhibition 'Lavori in corso (Works in Progress)', organized by the Galleria Comunale di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in the former Peroni beer factory, Maria Dompè created an intensely poetic work.

24 Meditazione (Meditation)

Like all Maria Dompè's installations this one too was constructed with its surroundings in mind. It was created for the Group Home in Villa Glori, which welcomes people with AIDS.

23 Don’t forget Mururoa

In the difficult space of the University museum, a curved, cold and rhetorical space, Maria Dompè forced attention on the tragic resumption of nuclear testing on the atoll of Mururoa.

22 Non immolare il bambino (Don’t Sacrifice the Child)

Created and planned for the large space under the staircase of the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, the work wants to be a moment of reflection and protest against the continuing violence to children.

21 Insula

The project plans for this work won the National Contest for the Social-Industrial Building Trade in the Region of Lazio.

20 Suffragium

In a period of political crisis and institutional uncertainties, Maria Dompè reminds the public during this Roman exhibition of the right/duty to vote as a moment in the expression of our liberty.