Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Giuseppe Cossu. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Giuseppe, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out.

In the summer of 2021 I was selected to participate in an artist residency project in Abruzzo, Italy. The residency was located the a mountain refuge at an altitude of 1,600 meters. With no running water, electricity, or internet connection. I had graduated in March 2020 and 3 days later, the world would be rocked by an event that would bring it to a halt. The Covid. I had planned my life, tried to imagine going outside Sardinia to have new life experiences, yet it was not possible to imagine that for the next two years the world would inevitably be frozen inside the grip of a global pandemic.
In 2021 that I decided to change things, I decided to participate in this residency project that would put me out of my comfort zone, in a 16sqm space with eight people to live in a mountain hut for 10 days. I designed work that we didn’t even know if it would work in such a context, and with the help of the whole team we were able to make work that still lingers today within the context of that place.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I am a visual artist, studied at the academy of fine arts in Sassari, Sardinia. I have a bachelor’s degree in visual arts, currently studying for a master’s degree. I am mainly involved in organizing events in the arts. Organization and realization of exhibitions. In the last year and a half together with a group of other artists we have built a collective “Sono- satellite opere nell’opera” that tries to connect various artists and groups in Sardinia also collaborating with associations outside the island.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

The first essential point is that there is governmental economic and financial support. Here in Italy, paradoxically, the funds invested in the development of culture are low or poorly managed. For example, here in Sardinia, there is no investment in cultural programs promoting contemporary art or research in this field, making it difficult to promote this type of reality. The second point is that, with no active promotion coming from the institutions, there is consequently a lack of connection between the various entities trying to promote this sector. Everything falls on the shoulders of small associations or groups that have little resonance in the territory.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

For me, the most rewarding aspect is the contact with other people, whether they are artists and creatives or the audience. Art is a vehicle for messages, and messages are exchanges, bridges, perspectives. In my opinion, it’s important that this communication exists, and art, in all its variations and facets, allows for connections through pure communication.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://sono.framer.website/
• Instagram: @giuseppe.cossu.studio
• Other: instagram: @sonorivista

Image Credits
Giuseppe Cossu, Rebecca Miccio, Giuseppe Cossu, Giuseppe Cossu, Giuseppe Cossu