Exhibitions
30.06. 20.08.2021
Meditation on global wool trade and its supply chain
Evi Olde Rikkert
You and your friends are cordially invited to the opening of the exhibition on Wednesday, 30 June, at 7 pm.
Wednesday 7 July, 6.30 pm
Meditation #1 on global wool trade and its supply chain: Nigel Thompson, Biella
Thursday 15 July, 6.30 pm
Meditation #2 on global wool trade and its supply chain: Alberto Boralevi, Florence
Saturday 24 July, 11 am
Meditation #3 on global wool trade and its supply chain: Andrea Perini, Turin
Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday 2 to 6 pm and on appointment
You and your friends are cordially invited to the opening of the exhibition on Wednesday, 30 June, at 7 pm.
Wednesday 7 July, 6.30 pm
Meditation #1 on global wool trade and its supply chain: Nigel Thompson, Biella
Thursday 15 July, 6.30 pm
Meditation #2 on global wool trade and its supply chain: Alberto Boralevi, Florence
Saturday 24 July, 11 am
Meditation #3 on global wool trade and its supply chain: Andrea Perini, Turin
Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday 2 to 6 pm and on appointment
exhibition view
exhibition view
exhibition view
photos: Ela Bialkowska/OKNOstudio
The series of carpets are the final stage of a research project into the supply chain of wool by artist Evi Olde Rikkert. At the start of the project, she collaborated with philosopher Giovanni Pietracaprina and they joined shepherd Armando Zocchi during a Transhumanza in Valtellina (IT) to +2000m height with a flock of 70 sheep, 30 young cows and 15 mature cows. The shepherding experience was followed by making connections with Italy's remaining textile production districts of Biella and Bergamo for the transformation of the raw wool into yarn.
Different perspectives on this experience will be touched upon during three events scheduled during Villa Romana's Scuola Popolare, around the working bench present in the pavilion.Meeting one is a conversation and demonstration on the trade and sorting of European sheep wool by Nigel Thompson, founder of Biella The Wool Company, meeting two is a conversation and demonstration by Florence-based antique rug expert Alberto Boralevi, and the third meeting is a live music performance by producer Andrea Perini starting from a sample of the sound of milking machines from the Alps.
Evi Olde Rikkert lives and works between the Netherlands and Italy. She holds an MFA in Site Specific art (InSitu) from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp (BE) and a BA in Fashion Design from Polimoda in Florence (IT). She previously collaborated with the Phoebus Foundation textile collection (2019, Antwerp, BE) and received a grant from the Mondriaan Fund NL (2020 - 2021).
The series of carpets are the final stage of a research project into the supply chain of wool by artist Evi Olde Rikkert. At the start of the project, she collaborated with philosopher Giovanni Pietracaprina and they joined shepherd Armando Zocchi during a Transhumanza in Valtellina (IT) to +2000m height with a flock of 70 sheep, 30 young cows and 15 mature cows. The shepherding experience was followed by making connections with Italy's remaining textile production districts of Biella and Bergamo for the transformation of the raw wool into yarn.
Different perspectives on this experience will be touched upon during three events scheduled during Villa Romana's Scuola Popolare, around the working bench present in the pavilion.Meeting one is a conversation and demonstration on the trade and sorting of European sheep wool by Nigel Thompson, founder of Biella The Wool Company, meeting two is a conversation and demonstration by Florence-based antique rug expert Alberto Boralevi, and the third meeting is a live music performance by producer Andrea Perini starting from a sample of the sound of milking machines from the Alps.
Evi Olde Rikkert lives and works between the Netherlands and Italy. She holds an MFA in Site Specific art (InSitu) from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp (BE) and a BA in Fashion Design from Polimoda in Florence (IT). She previously collaborated with the Phoebus Foundation textile collection (2019, Antwerp, BE) and received a grant from the Mondriaan Fund NL (2020 - 2021).
