Reading Garden Lungomare ::: 30.09.2021::: Reading and book presentation with Rosalyn D’Mello
Reading and book presentation
Thu – 30.09.2021
8 pm
@Lungomare
With author Rosalyn D’ Mello
Reading Garden Lungomare invites Rosalyn D’Mello, a feminist writer, art critic, columnist, essayist, editor and researcher who grew up in Mumbai and Delhi and now lives in South Tyrol. Rosalyn D’Mello presents two of her books: “A Handbook for My Lover” and “The Domestic Nomad”.
“A Handbook for My Lover” tells of the six-year, unconventional relationship between a young writer and her older lover, a photographer. The sensual letter documents the woman’s demands and desires, her fantasies and eccentricities, while addressing the complexity of their relationship.
“The Domestic Nomad” is an artist’s book published by Eau & Gaz in Eppan and traces Rosalyn D’Mello’s travels through Italy during her 2018 artist residency.
Following the reading, a food tasting will continue the journey between India and South Tyrol, a recipe by Rosalyn D’Mello cooked together with the Lungomare team.
Free entry // Access only with Green Pass
The number of participants in the reading is limited to 25 people, registration is required by sending an email to office@lungomare.org
What´s on
EXHIBITION :: Binta Diaw :: Collective Practices – A Living Experience of Feeling ListenedAbout Lungomare
Lungomare, a cultural association founded in Bolzano in 2003, was created from the desire and necessity to open a space in which to share differences, experiences, opinions and desires, a space in which to make the link between cultural production and the political and social dimension. Lungomare undertakes projects that investigate and test possible relationships between design, architecture, urban planning, art and theory, the results of which are presented in different formats: public discussions, conferences, publications, exhibitions and interventions in public spaces. All these formats are characterised by the intention to interact with cultural and socio-political processes relating to the region in which Lungomare is located.
Currently Lungomare’s activities focus on long-term residency projects, a format whereby Lungomare invites guests to engage and interact within the context of South Tyrol. Lungomare’s activities are based on three principles: specific attention to the context in which the association’s projects are undertaken, the transdisciplinary approach that distinguishes these projects, and reflection on the role of Lungomare as a cultural institution in connection with the region in which it operates.
Territory
Lungomare is located at the edge of Bolzano, the capital of South Tyrol, and relates to the context in which it operates, attempting to highlight the dynamics of change. Large urbanized areas alternate with broad areas of intensive cultivation and yet others of picturesque landscape, all of which penetrate the centre of the city. The city is surrounded by mountains and this is one of the reasons why the tourism industry has become a driving force in this locality. The demographic structure of the city has been characterized for a long time by the coexistence of two populations, those speaking German and those speaking Italian. However, the social and demographic composition of Alto Adige Südtirol is changing. Migrants, including those from non-European countries are making their way to the area to settle, whilst others, including political refugees, are flowing through the region.