Berkshire Artist Talks About Experience on Antarctic Glacier
“A Prayer for Antarctica” trance performance by Gabrielle Senza at Neko Harbor, Antarctica, 2022. Video still by Dan Ruderman.
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NEW MARLBOROUGH, MA: Crawling on a glacier in a long white gown may sound like a scene in a bizarre dream, but for artist Gabrielle Senza, it was a sobering reality. In 2022, American artist, Gabrielle Senza found herself performing “A Prayer for Antarctica” in a trance state at Neko Harbor in Antarctica as nearby ice shelves collapsed into the sea.
Possessed by a dress that has mysteriously urged her to perform many strange and unusual acts since the mid-eighties, Gabrielle calls this long white gown, Terra Luna. The artist states, “While I can’t claim to understand Terra Luna, I have learned to trust her. Whether she has me floating down a river in Maine, sweeping up broken eggshells, or walking across Governor’s Island with a chair strapped to my back, I sense I am in service to an important mission.
The New Marlborough Meeting House Gallery Committee is pleased to present a Gallery Talk by Gabrielle Senza on Saturday, June 29 at 2pm.
Join Gabrielle at the New Marlborough Meeting House to hear more about her experience in Antarctica and her commitment to inspire a million people to take climate action now.
ANTARCTICA TEMPORALIS & The Long Slow Crawl
A Gallery Talk by Gabrielle Senza
New Marlborough Meeting House, Rt. 57 New Marlborough, MA
Saturday June 29, 2pm
This event is free, accessible, and open to the public.
GALLERY HOURS: 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays.
For more information email: hello@gabriellesenza.com
About Gabrielle Senza
GABRIELLE SENZA is an internationally recognized multidisciplinary artist, a trauma-informed empowerment coach, and the founder and artistic director of the Walk Unafraid Foundation. She has devoted her creative practice to addressing human rights and environmental issues for more than 30 years. Her work has been included in solo and traveling group shows throughout the U.S. and abroad, and is included in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, MoMA New York, Lifetime Entertainment, and numerous other corporate and private collections. She is happiest working out in the world where she can creatively engage with individuals in a variety of public and intimate spaces. Gabrielle seeks to make visible the invisible through multidisciplinary projects and to create opportunities for people to feel seen, heard, respected and connected.
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