Italian Artist Lulù Nuti: "When I Study the Material, It Gives Me a Vision."
The video features Italian sculptor Lulù Nuti, who explains that her practice begins with a dialogue with material—particularly iron—and that studying the material gives her a vision of form. She describes how she avoids precise drawings, using free sketches as energetic placeholders, and how iron’s “no leftovers” quality aligns with her resistance to industrial, wasteful production. Nuti emphasizes the emotional charge of each gesture and the responsibility she feels toward the material. A memorable incident at art school—when a visitor violently shook her first sculpture—illustrated the physical presence of sculpture versus two‑dimensional work. Her professor’s comment about occupying space reinforced her belief in sculpture’s power. Nuti’s philosophy positions sculpture as a critique of fast‑consumer culture, urging slower, material‑respectful creation. For collectors and galleries, her approach signals a growing market for sustainable, process‑driven art that foregrounds material integrity.
Advice to Emerging Artists
The video offers candid counsel to emerging artists, urging them to shed the fear of error and to view artistic labels—like "multimedia artist"—as fluid rather than restrictive. The speaker emphasizes that imagination deserves respect and that a solid grounding in...
Photographer Noémie Goudal: “There Are so Many Layers in an Image.”
Noémie Goudal uses photography and film to investigate how a seemingly flat image can contain multiple layers of meaning, perspective, and materiality. Her practice, rooted in early hobbyist experimentation, has evolved into a disciplined inquiry that merges artistic composition with...
Adania Shibli: What Formed Me As a Writer
In a candid interview, Palestinian novelist Adania Shibli traces the origins of her literary voice to a childhood saturated with books and a conviction that everyone, in some form, is a writer. She recounts how a simple notebook, gifted by her...