The evening began with a welcome drink as guests settled into an intimate table of 6 people. The open format collaboration with Lucia Pizzani ranged from presenting a body of works to exploring and cooking ideas together.
Guests experienced a menu created specifically for the artist by Huma, incorporating tactile and playful elements throughout the evening. The artist presentation and discussions took place before dessert, creating space for meaningful dialogue and connection. Each participant left with a takeaway of thoughts and memories from this unique gathering.
Born in Caracas and based in London, Lucia Pizzani’s expressive practice involves the body and self always informed by materiality. One of her core concerns is the interrelationship between narratives of women in history and processes of metamorphosis in the natural world. She works across a variety of media – including photography, ceramics, videos, drawings, performances and installations. Having worked as part of the environmental movement in Venezuela for many years, she has always incorporated ecological elements into her artwork.
Her work is part of the TATE Collection, Magasin III Museum for Contemporary Art (Stockholm), Essex Collection for Art from Latin America ESCALA and the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) amongst others. Recent exhibitions, residencies and commissions include SMOKE (curated section, Frieze London 2024), El Cercado Ceramic school (Isla de Margarita, Venezuela), the Harewood Biennial (Leeds, UK), Planet B Climate Change and the new sublime, curated by Nicolas Bourriaud at Palazzo Bolanni (Venice), Peckham24 (London), Casino Luxembourg (Luxemburg), TEA Museum (Tenerife), Casa Wabi and the Puerto Escondido Botanical Garden (Oaxaca, Mexico), LaunchPad Lab (Charente, France) and Hacienda La Trinidad Art Centre (Caracas). She is a studio artist at Gasworks (London).
Photo credit: Drew Forsyth, Harewood Biennial 2024 Create Elevate, Lucia Pizzani Cultivo y Memoria
