Overview — Maria Spadoni Battistoni

Unoriginal Assignments is a compendium of multi-disciplinary instructions derived from existing case studies, that employ, involve or inform methodologies of reproduction, appropriation, copying and bootlegging.

2023

Research
Publication

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^2. Reading Rug

A collaborative project by Readinground, designed as a versatile and crossdisciplinary space that can accommodate different types of reading materials such as garments, booklets, zines, and (text)iles. The published objects can be browsed through, flipped, unfolded, worn, and experienced by the visitors, who can inhabit the Rug as a playful reading space.

2023

Installation

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^3.Optimal Experience

Optimal Experience is an ongoing project positioned at the intersection between handcrafting and publishing. The title refers to psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi’s theory of optimal experience, determined by a state of consciousness called flow, during which people experience a deep enjoyment, creativity and a total involvment with life.

2023

Handcraft

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^4. A Reproducer’s Manifesto

A Reproducer’s Practice Manifesto is a declaration of values and standpoints in relation to the controversial practice reproduction. Written as a reproduction itself of ‘An Artist’s Life Manifesto’ by Marina Abramovic, the Reproducer’s Manifesto has been published in a variety of forms, in posters and booklets, and has been exhibited at Dutch Design Week 2022.

2022

Writing

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^5.A Lexicon for Unoriginal Strategies

A Lexicon for Unoriginal Strategies is a self-published collection of twentyfive keywords relating to unoriginality and copying, designed in the shape of a sticker-book of collectible figures. Defining ‘unoriginality’ and the terminology surrounding piracy and copying is not an easy job.

2022

Research
Publication

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^6. Appunti per un Testo sulla Fine del Mondo

Appunti is a theatre play written by Italian dramaturg Davide Pascarella June 2022 has seen a first setting-up of the play at the Piccolo Teatro Bellini in Naples, with the direction of Davide Pascarella, the assistance of Claudia Manuelli and the costumes curated by Maria Spadoni Battistoni.

2022

Costume Design

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^7. Can We Trust the Words that Fashion Media Uses to Talk about Fashion Objects?

In this article, Maria Spadoni Battistoni explores ︎︎︎wordsonfashionwebsites.com and reflects on the disconnection between the words that describe a fashion object and the object itself. The article was published in September 2022 on the Fashion Studies Journal.

2022

Writing