Research | Naima Morelli

Published! Vuth Lyno at MIRAGE for Plural Art Mag

09-02-2021

I went to Cambodia for the first time in 2018, doing Siem Reap, Battambang and Phnom Penh. During my one month research trip I spoke with as many artist, curators, gallerist that I could.

Cambodia and its arts scene operated a deep transformation in my spirit, and I became very fond of the burgeoning art scene there, steadily developing despite the many difficulties.

One of the most deep, articulated conversation that I had during that time was with artist and curator Vuth Lyno. When I visited him at the art space Sa Sa BASSAC in Phnom Penh, I mostly asked him about the art community.

This time, I have interviewed him for Plural Art Mag, about it latest work Sala Samnak at Mirage Contemporary Art Space, Siem Reap.

Here is the link to the interview

Published! Interview to curators Taipei Biennial on Plural Art Mag

By: Naima Morelli

03-02-2021

Interview, Research

I have been following the Taipei Biennial for three editions now, and I have always found an incredible timeliness of themes, and a great execution.

I have written about the 2020-2021 edition for Plural Art Mag, a cool and energetic new magazine from Singapore that I had the great pleasure to collaborate with.

The article is an interview with the curators of the new edition of the Taipei Biennale, Bruno Latour, Martin Guinard and Eva Lin

Here is the link to the piece

Published! Interview with Dawit L. Petros on Global Comment

By: Naima Morelli

28-11-2020

Interview, North Africa, Published, Research

Among the different research I’m currently conducting around different themes and places in contemporary art, one of the interest trail in Italian colonialism in North Africa.

I have written some pieces about Italian colonialism in Libya, and now I looked at Ethiopia and Eritrea with Eritrean-born artist Dawit L. Petros.

He has focused for over a decade on a critical re-reading of colonialism. His artworks aim for an introspective and textured analysis of the historical factors that determined migrations, and his practice always includes extensive research on the field.

Here is the link to the piece

Published! Singapore as new gateway for the SEA art scene

By: Naima Morelli

28-02-2020

Essay, Published, Reportage, Research, Singapore

The Australian webmagazine Artshub has just published my new piece titled “Why Singapore is the new gateway for the Southeast Asian art scene”

I had a steady collaboration with this amazing platform in the past, which started when I was actually living in Melbourne and carried on throughout the different changes of base.

It was interesting to connect my three years of research on the Singapore contemporary art scene with what I could appreciate last month during the Singapore Art Week.

Of course, my piece is very positive because it’s no mystery that I love Singapore and I have a lot of faith in the way things are developing there.

Here is the link to the article

Published! Pneuma show in Singapore on Qantara

By: Naima Morelli

21-02-2020

English, Essay, Interview, Singapore, Visit

How to talk about spiritual matters in a highly secularised, hyper-pragmatic society? This was the question artists exhibiting in the show “Pneuma: Of Spirituality in Contemporary Age” at the Stamford Art Centre in Singapore grappled with during the 2020 Singapore Art Week.

The webmagazine Qantara has just published my piece on the show.

Here is the link to the piece

Published! Italian colonialism in Libya on Internazionale

By: Naima Morelli

22-01-2020

English, Essay, North Africa, North Africa, Published, Research

The Italian magazine Internazionale has translated and published my article on artists reflection on the responsibilities of Italian colonialism in Libya.

I originally wrote the article for Middle East Eye. It features interviews with filmaker and writer Khalifa Abo Khraisse, artist and videomaker Martina Melilli and multimedia artist Leone Contini.

Here is the pdf version of the piece

Published: Interview with Tawatchai Puntusawasdi on CoBo

By: Naima Morelli

02-01-2020

Interview, Published, Reportage, Research, Thailand, Visit

At the beginning of 2019 I realized one of my yearly reportages on contemporary art in Thailand. Among the most interesting artists I have interviewed is Tawatchai Puntusawasdi; our conversation has just been published on CoBo.

Here is the link to the interview

Published: interview with Maline Yim on CoBo

By: Naima Morelli

10-12-2019

Cambodia, English, Interview, Published, Reportage, Research

CoBo has just published my interview with Maline Yim, which I realized some time ago during my Cambodia reportage, adding some reflections based on “The Shadow of Change,” her solo exhibition earlier this year at Richard Koh Fine Art in Singapore.

“Yim lives in a house surrounded by a garden, which the artist personally tends to. The flower and plants are protected from the outside by a wall, representing a boundary that likewise allows safety for a life shaped by her gift for art-making. Here, Yim can be the nurturer—of her plants, her family and her art practice. “

Here is the link to the interview

Published: Interview with Nadiah Bamadhaj on Qantara

By: Naima Morelli

09-12-2019

Interview, Published, Research

One of the most relevant Malaysian artists of her generation, Yogyakarta-based Nadiah Bamadhaj uses sculpture, drawing, collage and video to challenge the restrictive societal norms in Southeast Asian countries and explore body politics.

I have interviewed her for the webmagazine Qantara

Here is the link to the interview

Published: Libya through Italian eyes on MEE

By: Naima Morelli

08-11-2019

English, Interview, News, North Africa, Published, Research

My article on Italian colonialism in Libya has just been published by Middle East Eye. The piece explores how filmmakers and artists are exploring a largely neglected history of Italy’s presence in Libya in the 20th century.

It took me some three months to get all the voices together and get a clear picture of history. Thought I’m taking the art lens, this artist and country and type of research is a bit outside my comfort zone, so I was tempted to stop at what I had a few times.

It took a very determined editor to allow me to go all the way down with it. Like all the difficult things in life, this allowed me to bring my understanding and writing to a new level.

Here is the link to the piece

Published: Abdelkader Damani on the Rabat Biennale on Middle East Monitor

By: Naima Morelli

30-10-2019

Interview, North Africa, Published, Research

My research on Morocco and its contemporary art scene continues on the webmagazine Middle East Monitor. This time I take a look at an extraordinary Biennale in the Moroccan city of Rabat.

I have interview Rabat Biennal’s curator, the French-Algerian philosopher, art historian and museum director Abdelkader Damani, who has set his mind to change the old ways to rewrite the rules of the art game.

Here is the link to the interview

Published: interview with Leonardo Crudi on Art a Part of Culture

By: Naima Morelli

20-10-2019

Interview, Italiano, Italy, Published, Visit

Rome’s favourite contemporary art webmagazine, Art a Part of Culture has just published my interview with the emerging artist Leonardo Crudi. It’s written in Italian – a language I take much more fun and freedom in. So, if you can read, you’ll find it a bit gonzoish.

I greatly enjoyed the works of this young street-artist-turned-Russian-avant-garde lover, and thanks to curator Tiziano Tancredi (who curated the show together with Giovanni Argan) I manage to keep in touch with the up-and-coming scene of the city I live in (most of the times)

Here’s the link to the piece

Naima Morelli

Published! Vuth Lyno at MIRAGE for Plural Art Mag

Published! Interview to curators Taipei Biennial on Plural Art Mag

Published! Interview with Dawit L. Petros on Global Comment

Published! Singapore as new gateway for the SEA art scene

Published! Pneuma show in Singapore on Qantara

Published! Italian colonialism in Libya on Internazionale

Published: Interview with Tawatchai Puntusawasdi on CoBo

Published: interview with Maline Yim on CoBo

Published: Interview with Nadiah Bamadhaj on Qantara

Published: Libya through Italian eyes on MEE

Published: Abdelkader Damani on the Rabat Biennale on Middle East Monitor

Published: interview with Leonardo Crudi on Art a Part of Culture

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