Sinestesia
A Workshop with Eleonora Agostini at ISSP
- When:
- Where: ISSP, Riga
- Max partecipants:
10
- Fee:
Free
Fonderia 20.9 and ISSP invite photographers and image enthusiasts to take part in a hands-on workshop led by artist Eleonora Agostini related to her solo exhibition Sinestesia: A Study on Waitressing.
This 4-hour session will explore key themes: visibility and invisibility, gestures and automatisms, and the threshold between staged and spontaneous action. Participants will engage in a series of exercises that combine critical reflection and experimentation.
The workshop will culminate in the creation of a collective installation, where participants incorporate both found materials and their photographic contributions. This installation will create a visual dialogue between the workshop process and Agostini’s main body of work.
Eleonora Agostini
(Italy, 1991) works primarily with photography, while also incorporating collage, performance and installation within her practice, to create works that explore themes of identity in relation to private and public spaces. After graduating with an MA from the Royal College of Art in London, her work has been exhibited internationally in galleries, museums and festivals, such as FOAM Amsterdam, Venice Biennale, South London Gallery, MAR Ravenna, Peckham24, Getxophoto International PhotoFestival, Fotografia Europea, Circulations Festival, among others. Agostini was selected for Futures Photography 2021, FOAM Talent 24, and Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2019. She was shortlisted for the Foam PaulHuf Award in 2024.
How It Works
Explore Core Themes
Participants will delve into key concepts from Sinestesia: A Study on Waitressing, including visibility and invisibility, bodily automatisms, and the threshold between performance and daily gesture.
Visual Exercises
Guided by Eleonora Agostini, attendees will take part in hands-on exercises using images, texts, and objects sourced from the exhibition and the ISSP book library.
Collective Installation
The session will culminate in a site-specific group installation combining found materials and photographic responses—establishing a visual dialogue with the exhibition.
What to Bring