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TRANSMISSION - SOLO SHOW - 25 SEPTEMBER - 22 NOVEMBER 2025
@FAF: 📍 TUM FIRENZE, VIA DI SANTO SPIRITO 28R, FIRENZE
“FINALLY, A SCREEN YOU CAN CUDDLE.”
FROM STATIC TO FABRIC - THE ICONIC TV TEST PATTERN REWOVEN BY HAND. NOT AI, NOT PIXELS. JUST FUZZY, KALEIDOSCOPIC CARPETS INVITING TOUCH, MEMORY, AND CONNECTION.ART
“Finalmente, uno schermo da coccolare.”
Dallo statico al tessuto – il celebre monoscopio televisivo rinasce intrecciato a mano. Non AI, non pixel. Solo tappeti morbidi e caleidoscopici che invitano al tatto, alla memoria e alla connessione.
TRANSMISSION
An exhibition by Vittoria Colonna
What is truth - my truth, your truth, or the distorted version flickering on our screens?
In the 1980s, as a child in politically and religiously divided Ireland, I would escape into the glow of the television. There were only three channels, and I’d sit cross-legged on the floor, mesmerised by the test pattern, waiting for my favourite children’s show to appear. A rainbow signal would hum in a high-pitched tone, and that static, colourful disc felt like a spiritual transmission, a promise that something magical was on its way!
Back then, TV had limits. Cartoons ended. Broadcasting stopped after 11pm. The screen went dark, and silence filled the room. Looking back, I’m grateful for that pause, a reference point, a signal to know when to switch of… even though the stillness of waiting felt infinite.
Today, that stillness has vanished. Instead of three channels, there are billions of viewpoints, all bombarding the mind and competing for attention 24/7. The pause has been replaced by the endless scroll of social media, where algorithms flood us with noise, shape what we see, and divide how we think. We are more connected than ever, yet also more polarised, distracted, and numb.
TRANSMISSION interrupts that flow. The test pattern reappears not as pixels but as fuzzy carpets, hand-tufted, imperfect and alive. These works are made with hands, not AI. They invite touch, they invite memory. They carry nostalgia, but also healing: a reminder that craft slows us down, takes us out of mass production, and returns us to something simple, human, and real.
This is an invitation to pause, to enter the in-between space, to touch, and to feel.
TRANSMISSION
Una mostra di Vittoria Colonna
Cos’è la verità - la mia verità, la tua verità, o la versione distorta che lampeggia sui nostri schermi?
Negli anni ’80, da bambina in un’Irlanda politicamente e religiosamente divisa, mi rifugiavo nel bagliore della televisione. C’erano solo tre canali, e mi sedevo a gambe incrociate sul pavimento, ipnotizzata dal monoscopio, aspettando che iniziasse il mio programma per bambini preferito. Un segnale arcobaleno ronzava con un suono acuto, e quel disco statico e colorato mi sembrava una trasmissione spirituale, la promessa che qualcosa di magico stava per arrivare!
Allora la TV aveva dei limiti. I cartoni finivano. Le trasmissioni si interrompevano dopo le 23. Lo schermo si spegneva e il silenzio riempiva la stanza. Ripensandoci, sono grata per quella pausa, un punto di riferimento, un segnale per sapere quando era il momento di spegnere… anche se la quiete dell’attesa sembrava infinita.
Oggi quella quiete è scomparsa. Invece di tre canali, ci sono miliardi di punti di vista che bombardano la mente e competono per la nostra attenzione 24 ore su 24. La pausa è stata sostituita dallo scroll infinito dei social media, dove gli algoritmi ci inondano di rumore, modellano ciò che vediamo e dividono il nostro pensiero. Siamo più connessi che mai, ma anche più polarizzati, distratti e intorpiditi.
TRANSMISSION interrompe quel flusso. Il monoscopio televisivo riappare non come pixel, ma come tappeti morbidi e caleidoscopici, “tuftati” a mano, imperfetti, vivi. Realizzate con le mani, non con l’AI, queste opere parodiano la trasmissione, ne svelano la fragilità e al tempo stesso celebrano la resilienza del fatto a mano. Invitano al tatto, alla memoria e a una vera connessione umana.
È un invito a ritrovare la pausa, ad entrare nello spazio di mezzo, a toccare e a sentire.
Why are we creative? I’m incredibly honoured to be featured in Creative Paradiso, a bold and visually striking new documentary by Hermann Vaske, celebrating the power and mystery of human creativity.
The film recently premiered at Kant Kino in Berlin and Cupra Garage in Munich, gathering an extraordinary group of boundary-pushing creatives from the worlds of art, film, fashion, and performance.
I’m proud to appear alongside inspiring figures such as: Debi Mazar, Willem Dafoe, Wim Wenders, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Julian Schnabel, Marina Abramović, Shirin Neshat, Paul McCarthy, Lilith Stangenberg, Paola Vojnovic and many more…
Creative Paradiso is also attributed to the late Oliviero Toscani, an Italian icon of provocative, fearless visual storytelling. It’s also a powerful reminder to keep asking these essential creative questions.
I’m grateful to have been featured alongside so many remarkable peers, including special moments captured with Debi Mazar, Mark Reeder and creator Hermann Vaske. Photography by Schah. Watch the trailer and explore the project: www.creativoparadiso.com
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ILLUMINA installation at RESPIRO 2024 @Casolare_alberelli
Thrilled to announce my next solo show SHAMANKA opening 28th September @femaleartsinflorence #galleriafaf #firenze. The show continues till the 3rd November 2023. Opening night there will be a special live performance…
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*Sei invitato/a Giovedì 28 settembre alle ore 18.30 presso Galleria FAF in Borgo San Frediano 131/r Firenze per l’opening della mostra personale & live performance “shamanka” di Vittoria Colonna. Per prenotarsi all’evento gratuito cliccare qui 👉
https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-mostra-darte-shamanka-682612531457
Thanks to @atipici_art for adding to the family library of amazing artists! https://www.instagram.com/p/ClDIBBdIkHv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Review of WILD at Le serre Torrigiaini, Florence show on #sestarete #canale97 #toscana #italiantelevision #culture #style 2022
WELCOME TO NFT TUESDAY! For the next few weeks leading up to the show in Crawford Gallery, Cork titled 'SATURATION' I will be posting an original NFT for auction every Tuesday. This platform is all new and exciting. How can I ignore and not embrace this new digital experiment. It's now time to learn how to surf this creative crypto ocean! First up... With the controversial news regarding Austria's LEGAL mandate for vaccinations, I am posting a series of my VAX pass pimped. Titled FREEDOM OR SLAVERY. This image provokes questions on unity vs division when it comes to C19 bureaucracy and freedom of choice. Check it out. #NFTcollector #NFTgallery #Opeansea #VittoriaColonnaStudio #vaxxpass #digital #creative
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It's NFT Tuesday Friends. May I introduce you to
MYOPIA - PARANOIA
Gif & Still digital image available upon request.
Do you ever feel like you are being watched?
Welcome to the All Seeing Pink Eye...
Observe your behaviour.
©VittoriaColonna2021
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An interview on @Radio5 @storytime.gm_official Spreading the message of love and beauty ☺️ and the need for art 🧡#femaleartist#radiointerview#professionaldreamer#artist💥✨. \
FULL LINK: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZtr5F4Af7i/
Thanks CANVAS REBEL for the interview! https://canvasrebel.com/meet-vittoria-colonna/?fbclid=IwAR0CIUKYLgw44jxRK-FHFCnZlO4pAlgPqgtc8ij87ZpbTod7iRfpPf7o_bM
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