Individual Residencies
2020 | Elin Karlsson
I was delighted to be able to spend time at The Museum of Loss and Renewal to pursue my research into Emperor Augustus’ daughter, Julia. Punished by her father for her promiscuous behaviour, she spent seven years in exile on what was at the time the remote island of Ventotene in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the coast of Naples. Through her story and the subsequent (sexual) histories of the island my work explores the shedding and layering of tales of the land, (female) sexuality, a methodological understanding of the island as a place away from the continent’s (social) ideals, and sailing as a means to navigate between these points.
During the residency I worked through three interconnected strands of research – writing, video work and sculptural installation. A focal point was the video material I collected when on the Ventotene in 2019.
Funded by University of the Arts London.