BLOG – Gabrielle Senza

11Sep 2024 by gsenza No Comments

Stitching the World Back Together: Reflecting on 9/11

September 11, 2001, is a date forever etched into our collective consciousness. That morning, as I, like millions of people around the world, watched the devastation unfold in real-time, I felt an overwhelming sense of helplessness. We were in shock, experiencing the raw edges of fear and sorrow. As an artist, when words fail me, my hands take over. In the days that followed the attacks, I found myself gravitating towards materials I didn't typically use in my work—heavy watercolor paper and a needle threaded with red. The two pieces that emerged from that time were made from torn pieces of paper, stitched back together with red thread. It felt as though my ancestors were guiding me, as if they knew I needed this small, meditative task. It became a…

26Jun 2024 by Lab Chief No Comments

Artist Talks About Experience on Antarctic Glacier

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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. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 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…

03May 2024 by Lab Chief No Comments

Co-Working Power Hours for Creatives!

Community, Studio Update

Are you tired of working remotely by yourself? Wish you had people around who are also working remotely? Or maybe, like me, you get distracted easily and lose track of time as you mindlessly scroll through social media or attempt to empty your inbox, rather than doing the thing you had intended to do? One of the only reliable ways I've found that gets me out of this rut, is having the responsibility to show up for other human beings at a certain time and in a certain place. So to accomplish this, I've come up with a solution: Co-Working Power Hours for Creatives! We meet 9-11AM EST Monday through Friday via Zoom.To start, during the first 15 minutes of each session, we share our intentions, then we mute our…

22Nov 2023 by Lab Chief No Comments

Own a Museum Collectible

Artist Book

I am thrilled to announce that my limited edition artist book, Amore e Roma: The Red Under the City of Rome is now available at 2 amazing bookstores specializing in rare editions! You can find Amore e Roma in stock at Familiar Trees in Great Barrington and at MASS MoCA’s Research & Development (R&D) Store. The book is based on the series of over 200 red paintings I made while living in Rome in 1997-98. It's included in the special collections of both the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney ~ and now you can add it to your collection! Edition of 30. Each book is signed, numbered, and hand-tied with red satin ribbon. (See full description below.) USD $450

14May 2023 by Lab Chief No Comments

Prayer for Antarctica

Performance, Photography

Trance performance stills from the Long Slow Crawl in Antarctica. GABRIELLE SENZA Prayer for Antarctica, Neko Harbour, 18 March 2022. Performance still #1734. Image credit Dan Ruderman GABRIELLE SENZA Prayer for Antarctica, Neko Harbour, 18 March 2022. Performance Still #1728. Image credit Dan Ruderman

12Mar 2023 by Lab Chief 2 Comments

[VIDEO] Antarctica: Wow It’s Now 2022 Expedition

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https://videopress.com/v/WR9PKKKX?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Here's a short video produced by the Daybreaker Team that gives a peek at what this magical experience was like. The depth of gratitude I have for having the privilege of joining these amazing humans on this mission, is simply beyond words. - gs

12Oct 2022 by Lab Chief No Comments

Sculpted iceberg portrait

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New prints coming soon! This is one of my favorite icebergs from our trip in March.

31Dec 2020 by Lab Chief No Comments

YEAR-END STUDIO UPDATE | Witnessing the Invisible on a Grand Scale: How 2020 Brought Everything Into Sharp Focus

Studio

Gabrielle Senza, video still from work in progress. Hello, Dear One ~I’ve missed you.I’ve worried about you.And have thought about you often.What has this year been like for you?What changes have occurred in your life?What challenges, silver linings, or discoveries have you encountered?What losses have you endured?Most of all, I want to know, are you well?Are you happy? Are you safe?Last January, I was beginning my thesis on the phenomenon of social and physical invisibility, when a deadly invisible virus began circling the globe. COVID-19 not only halted life as we knew it, the worldwide pause also revealed the invisible pandemic of racism to many who had not yet noticed - or refused to acknowledge it.Suddenly (and finally) everybody was willing to talk about the impacts of implicit systems of…

24Apr 2020 by Lab Chief No Comments

For Arbor Day… I Bring You TREES!

Prints & Multiples, Work on Paper

Early Spring Birches, #1 & #2 by Gabrielle Senza A pair of hand-embellished digital prints on 8.5 x 11 handmade natural Lokta paper. $75 per pair, plus $5 s&h Special Arbor Day Sale: Delight a friend with their own set of trees! Order a second set for near half price and I will include a handwritten note to your friend! Plus, I’ll even ship both sets for FREE! Purchase ONE set of Early Spring Birches: $75.00 (Plus $5 shipping and handling) BUY NOW Purchase TWO sets of Early Spring Birches: $120.00 (Includes FREE shipping to you both!*) BUY NOW (Arbor Day Deal Only) The handwritten note will say: Arbor Day 2020 Dear (your friend’s name), Your friend, (your name), thought these trees might bring you joy. ❤️ Gabrielle Prints…

28Dec 2018 by Lab Chief No Comments

International Human Rights Art Festival presents QUILL HOUSE [PRESS RELEASE]

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QUILL HOUSE is a sonic visual theater piece on invisibility, identity, and the search for self in a world fraught with injustice. https://www.facebook.com/events/1891606734480891/ FULL DETAILS: International Human Rights Art Festival presents QUILL HOUSE (performance; 50 minutes) Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 1:00PM Wild Project 195 East 3rd Street New York, NY 10009 Tickets: $20 Quill House Tickets available here: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/10332466 QUILL HOUSE is an immersive sonic visual theater experience by Karen Cellini & Gabrielle Senza that explores invisible truths, the unseen realms of experience, and the founding of self. Through movement, sound, and ethereal elements, multidisciplinary artists Karen Cellini and Gabrielle Senza present a layered collage of visual and sonic experiences that delve into the subconscious realities and conscious fictions of the psycho-emotional realms of existence in a world fraught…