Toward Ellis Island
“The first ship”
by Maurizio Igor Meta
in the context of “Per_formare una collezione. Per un archivio dell’arte in Campania” organized by Fondazione Donnaregina per le arti contemporanee / Madre · museo d’arte contemporanea Donnaregina
artwork realized with the support of Fondazione Campania dei Festival – Napoli Teatro Festival Italia
thanks to Azienda Produzione Cordami Castellammare di Stabia
at Museo Madre
via Settembrini 79, Napoli
from June 23rd in progress
opening June 22nd, 7pm
On November 19, 2015 Maurizio Igor Meta set sail from the Napoli, on board of a cargo ship retracing his great-grandfather Domenico’s foot steps; In 1890 he had decided to migrate to the United States, in search of luck and a job. This is how the work “Ellis Island” came to be, a multidisciplinary project including Viaggio, set on a cargo ship, the Solo Teatrale (“theatre solo”), a Documentary, a Book and an Exhibition. The Installation “On my great grandfather steps – The first ship” is the first significant step made for the Progetto di Mostra, conceived as an interdisciplinary event combining photography, video-projections, sound, writing and performance.
