From the Volcano to the Sea: Part II--The Feminist Group Le Nemesiache in 1970s and 1980s Naples

The group involved over 60 women in the creation of experimental films, site-specific performances, poetry events, music, photographs, collages, books and artistic and political pamphlets. Close to what could be seen as a form of anthropological street theatre, these rituals were never considered by...

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Published inArt monthly no. 461; p. 27
Main Author Farinati, Lucia
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Britannia Art Publications Ltd 01.11.2022
Art Monthly
Subjects
20th century
Activism
Brochures
Collage
Criticism and interpretation
Exhibitions
Feminism
Feminism and the arts
Folklore
Motion pictures
Philosophy
Politics
Site-specific works
Theater
Volcanoes
United Kingdom
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Summary:The group involved over 60 women in the creation of experimental films, site-specific performances, poetry events, music, photographs, collages, books and artistic and political pamphlets. Close to what could be seen as a form of anthropological street theatre, these rituals were never considered by Le Nemesiache as a cultural representation of reality or as body art, but as a vivid moment of collective life and political action. In times when performance and moving image have become popular tools for environmental activism, such as in the protests of Extinction Rebellion, Le Nemesiache's work can be seen as an inspiring model for future actions of ecofeminism that can still take place out there in the Phlegrean Fields through moments of eruptive intimacy and dance, from the volcano to the sea.
ISSN:0142-6702
2059-5255