Eva Marisaldi

Primarily centered around language, Eva Marisaldi's artistic practice encompasses performance, installation, video, drawing, and sculpture.

Biography of Eva Marisaldi

Eva Marisaldi was born in 1966 in Bologna, Italy. In 1985. she graduated from the Istituto Statale d’Arte in Bologna. Later, in 1993, she completed her studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Bologna.

Following her studies, she garnered recognition from Italian critics in the early 1990s for her investigation of challenging scenarios in communication.

Recognized both domestically and internationally, she was invited to showcase her work twice at the Venice Biennale (in 1993 and 2001) and also participated in the Istanbul Biennial in 1999.

Her solo exhibitions include "Andature III Helene Appel / Eva Marisaldi" at Museo Marino Marini in Firenze (2023), "Secondi tempi" at CSAC, Abbazia di Valserena in Parma (2021), "Stefano Arienti/Eva Marisadi" at Galleria Massimo Minini in Brescia (2020), and many more/

Eva Marisaldi's works have been featured in numerous group shows held at various venues worldwide, including Galleria Civica, Fondazione Sandretto, Galleria Premio Suzzara, Castel Sismondo,  Galleria Comunale di Monfalcone, Corvi Mora, Galerie Greta Meert, Palazzo Lenzi, among other esteemed venues. 

Eva Marisaldi's Art Style

Eva Marisaldi's artistic approach revolves around language, dialogue, and communication between the artist and the viewer. Through various mediums such as performance, installation, drawing, video, and sculpture, she constructs structures, contexts, and situations that challenge acts of communication and uncover hidden facets of everyday life.

For example, in her 1991 performance "Scatola di montaggio," she enclosed herself in a box, prompting spectators to engage in verbal communication without visual contact. Similarly, in her 1993 exhibition "Ragazza materiale," visitors were limited to the first half of the gallery space, relying on descriptions from others to visualize the contents of the second half.

Marisaldi utilizes the exhibition space to explore opportunities for individual and collective reflection, envisioning new narratives that are both tangible and intangible.