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from 24/10/2009 to 26/02/2010, from monday to friday 10:00 - 13:00 and 16:00 - 19:00

Nathalie Du Pasquier, Nathalie Du Pasquier in residence at the Art Factory and in collaboration with artists from Campania has conceived several artworks that differ also in the choice of materials. Along with a site specific installation, a painted wood cabin, gritt wall panels of Santella manufacture will be on show; painted ceramic plates and tiles, wall serigraphys on paper in collaboration with Vittorio Avella.

Various instruments:  "Giusi Laurino called me in Spring. It was a long time I hadn’t heard from her and I hadn’t been in Naples since the Pan “Napoli Presente” exhibit that took place after the work “the Beast in me” conceived for the Monday Factory. On the phone she told me that the Factory was no longer the Monday Factory but had become the Art Factory and she was suggesting for me to participate with an exhibit of art works that we would have achieved together with several artists from Campania. It was lovely news: it has been a while now that my work comprises of constructed elements (constructed by me), it has become a dialogue between three-dimensional elements and things that I represent in my paintings. The opportunity of designing “sculptures” without my limitations and to experiment with different materials, sounded really nice.
I started designing and I found out that in recent years I have been thinking of many things that I haven’t had the chance to complete and obviously had surfaced in the spur of Naples. Giusi also pushes me in that direction with not so much direction that is congenial to me. The factory must produce not only objects, but possibilities, results of dreams, of  encounters.

A fountain for the garden.
"Giusi immediately thought that it would have been nice to make a fountain for the garden. The garden isn’t very big, it looks over the square like a balcony. There is a big magnolia that has been pruned in a funny way and a palm tree that looks like a sick little kitty (like the one in the court yard).
During the summer, the Factory created “la chiocciola” in tuff brick by Fabrizio Carola. It is lovely. It sits on a terracotta platform, against a yellow wall, it looks good, it’s hard to guess which period it may come from: it tells you that behind the green door, beyond the iron fence, unexpected things happen. The fountain should be placed in this small garden that is being improved and levelled..
We thought it would be nice in mosaic, then, after meeting Mr. Felice Sentella,  we decided to make it in grit. Maybe it wont be ready by the end of October because our second thoughts made us waste time.... but in the end, when it will be there in the garden, not far from “the chiocciola”, we hope it will “give good water."

Nathalie du Pasquier

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