If I close my eyes I see the mountain (Se chiudo gli occhi vedo la montagna)
If I close my eyes I see the mountain features photographs, archival material and a three-channel video installation. The mountain, which symbolizes both freedom and confinement, captures the emotional complexities of family histories. Exploring inherited photographs-primarily of women enacted by men-Auria invites reflection on their inner lives, challenging notions of history and truth. The work examines gendered power dynamics and the lived experiences of previous generations of her family. As a constant witness, the mountain, an entity that becomes an ever-present subject with an ambivalent presence that amplifies the themes of trauma, identity and liberation that resonate throughout d’Auria’s work.
We are all going home
We are all going home is an immersive installation which is the result of a commission that Aline d’Auria received from the city of Chiasso, a frontier town in the canton of Ticino, in order to take a new look at its residents who have immigrated from Eastern Europe. The first part of this work presents a series of photographs of the people who participated in the project. The second part is a video installation showing people in perpetual movement, at different moments and in different directions, in images at odds with some representations of migration. The third part allows viewers to stretch out in a dark room with a dream-like atmosphere and immerse themselves in the sound of lullabies from Eastern Europe. By bringing together various elements, the installation We are all going home raises questions about the feeling of belonging, both physical and spiritual, and opens new perspectives on the representation of “home”.
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Aline d’Auria (CH), born in 1982 in Switzerland, lives and works in Chiasso. She studied photography at the School of Applied Arts in Vevey and at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam and holds a degree as designer in Visual Communication with specialisation in video from the HEAD – Geneva. Her work has been exhibited in numerous Swiss and international venues, such as the Biennale dell’Immagine in Chiasso and the Bienne Festival of photography Festival among others.
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Awards
- 2023Pro Helvetia research trip, Aarhus (DK)
- 2022Visual Arts Creation Fellowship, Repubblica e Cantone Ticino
- Pro Helvetia funding for art production with presentation
- 2021Pro Helvetia. Studio visit, exchange between artists and curators. Meeting with Giovanni Carmine
Exhibitions
- 2024Fondazione Rolla, Bruzella (CH)
- Solothurner Filmtage (CH)
- 2023Museo d’arte di Mendrisio, Casa Pessina (CH)
- Musée d’art de Pully (CH)
- OBV, Mendrisio (CH)
- 2022Auditorium Parco della Musica, Festival delle scienze, Roma (I)
- Verzasca Foto Festival (CH)
- 2021La Regionale. Villa Ciani, Lugano (CH)
- Spazio Reale, Bellinzona (CH)
- Como Algae Festival, Como (I)
- Journées photographiques de Bienne / Bieler Fototage (CH)
- 2019Bi11 Biennale dell’Immagine, Rifugio Pubblico, Chiasso (CH)
- 2013DEP, Como (I)
- 2011BAC, Geneva (CH)
- 2010Bi7 Biennale dell’immagine, Chiasso (CH)
- Mudac, Lausanne (CH)
- 2008CHUV, Lausanne (CH)
- 2006Sala Aragonite, Manno (CH)
- 2005Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam (NL)
Publications
- 2023Se chiudo gli occhi vedo la montagna. Museo d'arte Mendrisio
- MI SENTO ME STESSA QUANDO … I JUST FEEL MYSELF WHEN… Photos by Ash Gregorio, Letizia Dolcetti, Fortuna Habatu, Matilde Baumgartner, Kelita Ganesh, Sineha Sivalingam, Elina Shirvanova Curated by Aline d’Auria and Loris Viviani. Edizioni etiche ed estetiche
- 2021We are all going home edited. Edited by Artphilein Editions, Lugano
Awards
- 2023Pro Helvetia research trip, Aarhus (DK)
- 2022Visual Arts Creation Fellowship, Repubblica e Cantone Ticino
- Pro Helvetia funding for art production with presentation
- 2021Pro Helvetia. Studio visit, exchange between artists and curators. Meeting with Giovanni Carmine
Exhibitions
- 2024Fondazione Rolla, Bruzella (CH)
- Solothurner Filmtage (CH)
- 2023Museo d’arte di Mendrisio, Casa Pessina (CH)
- Musée d’art de Pully (CH)
- OBV, Mendrisio (CH)
- 2022Auditorium Parco della Musica, Festival delle scienze, Roma (I)
- Verzasca Foto Festival (CH)
- 2021La Regionale. Villa Ciani, Lugano (CH)
- Spazio Reale, Bellinzona (CH)
- Como Algae Festival, Como (I)
- Journées photographiques de Bienne / Bieler Fototage (CH)
- 2019Bi11 Biennale dell’Immagine, Rifugio Pubblico, Chiasso (CH)
- 2013DEP, Como (I)
- 2011BAC, Geneva (CH)
- 2010Bi7 Biennale dell’immagine, Chiasso (CH)
- Mudac, Lausanne (CH)
- 2008CHUV, Lausanne (CH)
- 2006Sala Aragonite, Manno (CH)
- 2005Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam (NL)
Publications
- 2023Se chiudo gli occhi vedo la montagna. Museo d'arte Mendrisio
- MI SENTO ME STESSA QUANDO … I JUST FEEL MYSELF WHEN… Photos by Ash Gregorio, Letizia Dolcetti, Fortuna Habatu, Matilde Baumgartner, Kelita Ganesh, Sineha Sivalingam, Elina Shirvanova Curated by Aline d’Auria and Loris Viviani. Edizioni etiche ed estetiche
- 2021We are all going home edited. Edited by Artphilein Editions, Lugano