Artist and composer Rahel Kraft and writer and curator Sibylle Ciarloni observe the fragile balance in the ecotone, the overlapping space of different vegetation zones. They explore this living, moving non-state as a possible space of meaning for the future, embracing simultaneity and hybridity. Ecotone Conversation Piece is their nomadic collaborative art and research project initiated in 2023. It invites thinkers, artists, activists, researchers, and the community to contribute, seeking perspectives and thoughts that use the ecotone metaphor as a starting point for exchanging experiences.
In Rome, the artists explore the Tiber’s transitional habitat. After two short residencies at IUNO @iunoiunoiuno between November 2024 and May 2025, they have now created a 120-minute performative walk.
Holding shade – ecotone study #3
performative walk / passeggiata performativa
booklet in Italian and English
10.10.2025 from 11 am to 1 pm
11.10.2025 from 11 am to 1 pm
Start: IUNO in Via Ennio Quirino Visconti, 55, Roma
End: Arriving sulla riva del Tevere, nei pressi di Ponte Margherita
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Rahel Kraft is an artist, composer and maker at the crossroad of performance and participatory events. She is interested in listening as a shared bodily experience. @rahelkraft www.rahelkraft.com
Sibylle Ciarloni’s artistic practice is focused on imagination and evolution. Through her writings, she invites us to think; through her curatorial projects, she invites us to engage in dialogue. @rumore_24
The walk has been created in collaboration with Angelica Bollettinari (curator and artist) @_resina and Maud Ester Gyssels (artist) @tafel.snake18k and Marta Camilli.
Credits:
Hosting and Connections: IUNO, Roma – Cecilia Canziani, Ilaria Gianni, Giulia Gaibisso
Production: Annex Cultura ETS and Cie Nobuo
Documentation Pictures: Stella Domenicucci
This part of the research in Rome would not have been possible without the support of Pro Helvetia (Research) and of Aargauer Kuratorium (Creation) – thank you!
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Italiano:
Rahel Kraft e Sibylle Ciarloni osservano il fragile equilibrio dell’ecotono, lo spazio di sovrapposizione di diverse zone di vegetazione. Esplorano questo non-stato vivente e in movimento come possibile spazio di significato per il futuro, abbracciando simultaneità e ibridazione. Ecotone Conversation Piece è il loro progetto di arte e ricerca collaborativa nomade avviato nel 2023 dall’artista e compositrice Rahel Kraft e dalla scrittrice e curatrice Sibylle Ciarloni. Invitano pensatorə, artistə, attivistə, ricercatorə e la comunità a contribuire, cercando prospettive e pensieri utilizzando la metafora dell’ecotono come punto di partenza per lo scambio di esperienze. A Roma le artiste esplorano l’habitat di transizione del Tevere. Con Holding Shade – ecotone study #3 hanno creato una passeggiata performativa di 120 minuti.
Picture: Barrier Tape Arancione, November 2024, Sibylle Ciarloni