Maya Ciarrocchi 'I Dream You'
Drawer 1- I Dream You, 2020, Monotype, Ink on Paper, 16 x 12 inches
Artist Statement
I am an interdisciplinary artist working in a number of modalities including drawing, printmaking, video, performance and social practice. In these projects I use storytelling and embodied mapmaking to excavate vanished histories. These themes are rooted in queerness and in the experience of my Ashkenazi ancestry, the site of ancient, inherited wounds. In my prints and videos, I layer architectural renderings of demolished buildings, maps of disappeared places, and images obtained from historical Yizkor books. The resulting compositions construct new, fantastical spaces that offer possibilities for healing and remembrance. My performance projects are often created collaboratively with audiences and performers, as in Site: Yizkor; a performance and workshop that documents the physical and emotional manifestation of death and loss through music, video and viewer contributed writing.
Artist Bio
Maya Ciarrocchi is an interdisciplinary artist working in mixed-media, video, performance and social practice. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and she has received residencies and fellowships from the Baryshnikov Arts Center, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, MacDowell, Millay Colony, New York Artists Equity, Ucross and Wave Hill. Ciarrocchi received a Film/Video Grant from the Jerome Foundation and grants from the MAP Fund, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, and the Franklin Furnace Fund. In addition to her individual studio practice, Ciarrocchi is a TONY, Bessie and Jeff Award winning projection designer for dance and theater. She is a recipient of the 2020 BRIO Award from the Bronx Council on the Arts. Ciarrocchi earned an MFA in Computer Art from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and a BFA in Dance from Purchase College, Purchase, NY.
Drawer 1- I Dream You, 2020, Monotype, Ink on Paper, 16 x 12 inches
Artist Statement
I am an interdisciplinary artist working in a number of modalities including drawing, printmaking, video, performance and social practice. In these projects I use storytelling and embodied mapmaking to excavate vanished histories. These themes are rooted in queerness and in the experience of my Ashkenazi ancestry, the site of ancient, inherited wounds. In my prints and videos, I layer architectural renderings of demolished buildings, maps of disappeared places, and images obtained from historical Yizkor books. The resulting compositions construct new, fantastical spaces that offer possibilities for healing and remembrance. My performance projects are often created collaboratively with audiences and performers, as in Site: Yizkor; a performance and workshop that documents the physical and emotional manifestation of death and loss through music, video and viewer contributed writing.
Artist Bio
Maya Ciarrocchi is an interdisciplinary artist working in mixed-media, video, performance and social practice. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and she has received residencies and fellowships from the Baryshnikov Arts Center, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, MacDowell, Millay Colony, New York Artists Equity, Ucross and Wave Hill. Ciarrocchi received a Film/Video Grant from the Jerome Foundation and grants from the MAP Fund, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, and the Franklin Furnace Fund. In addition to her individual studio practice, Ciarrocchi is a TONY, Bessie and Jeff Award winning projection designer for dance and theater. She is a recipient of the 2020 BRIO Award from the Bronx Council on the Arts. Ciarrocchi earned an MFA in Computer Art from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and a BFA in Dance from Purchase College, Purchase, NY.
Drawer 1- I Dream You, 2020, Monotype, Ink on Paper, 16 x 12 inches
Artist Statement
I am an interdisciplinary artist working in a number of modalities including drawing, printmaking, video, performance and social practice. In these projects I use storytelling and embodied mapmaking to excavate vanished histories. These themes are rooted in queerness and in the experience of my Ashkenazi ancestry, the site of ancient, inherited wounds. In my prints and videos, I layer architectural renderings of demolished buildings, maps of disappeared places, and images obtained from historical Yizkor books. The resulting compositions construct new, fantastical spaces that offer possibilities for healing and remembrance. My performance projects are often created collaboratively with audiences and performers, as in Site: Yizkor; a performance and workshop that documents the physical and emotional manifestation of death and loss through music, video and viewer contributed writing.
Artist Bio
Maya Ciarrocchi is an interdisciplinary artist working in mixed-media, video, performance and social practice. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and she has received residencies and fellowships from the Baryshnikov Arts Center, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, MacDowell, Millay Colony, New York Artists Equity, Ucross and Wave Hill. Ciarrocchi received a Film/Video Grant from the Jerome Foundation and grants from the MAP Fund, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, and the Franklin Furnace Fund. In addition to her individual studio practice, Ciarrocchi is a TONY, Bessie and Jeff Award winning projection designer for dance and theater. She is a recipient of the 2020 BRIO Award from the Bronx Council on the Arts. Ciarrocchi earned an MFA in Computer Art from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and a BFA in Dance from Purchase College, Purchase, NY.