Through her research, Grazia Gallo explores collective visions of spaces that embrace diverse identities, transcending boundaries of space and time. Her sculptural practice functions as a medium for connection and dialogue. Working with collaged materials sourced from her immediate surroundings, each object carries emotional resonance and becomes a vessel for memory and communication.
In 2022, Gallo initiated La Grazieria, a project dedicated to reclaiming personal and collective spaces while investigating sustainable ways of sharing knowledge and histories.
Central to her research is the concept of home as a space of negotiation between multiple subjects, a place where individuals continuously seek balance between personal existence and collective coexistence. Home becomes both an archive of memories and a catalyst for ongoing conversations, an intimate and fragile safe space increasingly at risk of disappearance within a society marked by constant instability and isolation.
Her research engages with working-class histories, migration, modern nostalgia, and social housing architecture. Through La Grazieria, she investigates alternative and sustainable models for artistic practice, proposing new frameworks for constructing and sustaining notions of home.
Born in Salerno, Italy, based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Degrees:
-2014/2018 Bachelor in Fine arts ,KABK,Royal Academy of The Hague, NL
-2020/2022 Master in Fine arts and design, Piet Zwart Institue, Rotterdam, NL
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