Wards, Rezidenzia Lago Scuro
The summer of 2023, I had the very special privelege of attending an artist residency hosted at Cascina Lago Scuro in Cremona. For my project, I made ink from the farm’s essence, binder from a neighboring bee-keeper, and used these materials to leave wards around the farm.
Runes, wards, talismans, etc. are essentially any esotery (magic spell) that are manifested or visualized. The vocabulary is interchangeable but the intention is the same—these are prayers with intended effects. Many of the wards left on the farm are meant to protect the concepts they mean as well as the people that utilize these spaces.
Cascina Lago Scuro
https://cascinalagoscuro.com/
Via Giacomo Pagliari, 54, 26049 Stagno Lombardo CR, Italy
Final DocumentationTy, Alex Todaro for the shotSigils of Circularity Sigils of CourageSigils of Good LaborSigils of StarchSigils of PowerSigil of PatienceSigil of ReposeBlessing of the CowsBlessing of the Chickens Sigil of PatienceSigil of WaterSigil of HomeSigils of RecyclingSigil of Pizza OvenSigil of Play Runes of PurposeSigil of FacilitationSigil of GatheringSigils of the ResidentsSigil of AnimalsSigil of ReturnSigil of GardeningSigil of Experimentation
Materials & SketchingThroughout these two weeks I collected many materials including bees-wax, charcoal, bamboo sticks, calce, pigments, and numerous bowls and basins. Here is the box I carried around the farm to collect ash and coal for pigments. the creation of pigments was essentially a process of adding moisture and crushing things down until it was ready to paint. The larger installations required a bit of planning. Thank you Alex for helping me build scaffolding!
So happy to have met you all. Thank you for having me :)
Thank you for sng me.