V&A Museum Residency + Performance Invitation

Buon pomeriggio,

I am very happy to announce that I am the new V&A Museum artist in residence in Costume Design as part of the Adobe residency programme in partnership with V&A Museum and MoMa New York.

As part of the residency, I will be researching the V&A Museum collection of footwear, focussing on the social, political and economic role of heels and platform shoes across the centuries.

Exploring gender and identity, through my wearable art and performance practice, I will present uncoded and non-binary approaches towards art making and navigating the contemporary.

Queerness and post-gender theories will guide my work, supporting me in the creation of new ambitious large-scale Unidentified Performing Objects, coral installations and interactive performances.

I am accompanied and supported in this journey by the V&A residency and learning team, and by the talented Rachel Sale (Illustration resident) and Jacqui Ramrayka (Ceramic resident).

more info here

Our first Open Studios day will be a free event at V&A Museum South Kensington on Saturday 24th February, from 1-4 pm.

My studio is in the Learning Centre area, Studio 2, closest entrance: Exhibition Road.

Performance + Q&A Invitation: 25th February

Live Performance: 6.30 - 7.30 pm

Q&A on Queerness and Mental Health: 8 - 8.45 pm

eventbrite link to reserve a spot (limited capacity)

Address: Hypha Studios, Stewarts Court, 170 Stewart's Rd, Nine Elms, London SW8 4UB - see image map, might not be easy to find the venue

𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒅, 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒐𝒅𝒚 brings to Nine Elms four talented London-based queer creators to present a collaborative and experimental immersive journey. The coral live work is inspired by queerness and mental health and it is informed by each creator's expertise: Conn Williams (he/they, Movement and Choreography), FLORA L. (they/she, Fashion), Luca Bosani (he/they), Performance and Wearable Art), Luca Manning (she/they, Music).

The participants will be immersed in an inclusive, multi-sensorial environment, and after the performance journey, they will have an opportunity to take part in a Q&A about queerness and mental health - the key subjects and inspirations for the project.

𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒅, 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒐𝒅𝒚 is commissioned by Nine Elms and Battersea Council @nineelmslondon as part of the 'Grow and Flourish' fund.

by:

Conn (he/him, they/them), FLORA L. (Flo/Flora, they/she) , Luca Bosani (they/them, he/him), Luca Manning (she/her, they/them)

with fashion pieces by: Jack Janvrin, OFFSHOOT, Drew Kent, Beïna Bennacer, Alec Rhys Bizby, Dan Reyes, Studio FCLX. Photography: Inês Brochado

Un caro saluto,

Luca