Johannesburg

Camilla Pontiggia

I work in a very multi-disciplinary manner that is critical, playful, and heartfelt.
My Disciplines
Mixed Media
Video
Sound
Textile
Painting
Text Based
Installation
Performance
Illustration
Photography
About The Creative

As an artist and filmmaker, my work has always had a transdisciplinary approach to its making and output. I work fluidly between film, abstract animation, sound, installation, performance, creative writing (stories, screenplays, and poetry), textiles, and painting. I love the potential for collaboration between the arts and sciences, both in terms of disseminating knowledge beyond institutional structures, and the possibility of finding fresh perspectives on current challenges. Throughout my career, I have worked on projects that touch on the sciences. I have created visuals and soundscapes to accompany live talks on quantum physics and astronomy, as well as live art performances that reflect on indigenous knowledge systems. I have also worked on social issue short films and documentaries concerning human trafficking, gender-based violence, and policy; and the challenges black and brown women face in the South African corporate and entrepreneurial space. My portfolio includes public art performances centred on issues of race, class, and gender at the heart of gentrification. In my personal sketchbooks, I often reflect on the natural and built environment, documenting what I come across with my beloved sketch pen.

Creative output/s I am interested in producing:
Storytelling
Use art methodologies to help co-design messages
Work with indigenous storytelling to share scientific findings
Work with traditional knowledge and practice for stories
Co-mapping with community/workshops
Design for events
Public art
Help visualise strategic storytelling of scientists' work for policy
Story books
Public festivals
Artwork in workshops to engage messaging
Quizzes
Games
Use scientific material to make something compelling/expand messaging
Branches of science I'm interested in:
Ecology
Botany
Astronomy
Oceanography
Geology
Glaciology
Atmospheric Sciences
Climatology
Meteorology
Structural Geology
Sociology
Mathematics
Politics
Psychology
Microbiology
Zoology
Nursing
Entomology
Evolutionary Biology
Neuroscience
Genetics
Ethology
Medicine
Biotechnology
Biochemistry
Clinical Medical Practice
Occupational Therapy
Physiology

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