07/22/2026
The cultural project MIAMISTRALE, created and developed by MIAMIAM Museum of Contemporary Art (formerly DORCAM) alognside ALTAVIA ITALIA and fiber artist Elena Marocchi, took place during the last two weeks of June 2026.
During that period, 4 fiber artists from Miami, together with Elena Marocchi, worked in the interior of Sardinia absorbing ancient techniques during the first week. Afterwards, they concluded at Elena Marocchi by creating a joint artwork that will be part of the ACQUA exhibition, organized by AIAM | Sardegna .
This first edition creates a tangible and concrete bridge between Miami and Sardinia, fulfilling the mission of the initiative’s creators.
The resident artists who arrived from Miami are:
Aurora Molina, Nola Boris, Flavia Fortuna, and Cynthia Passavanti, belonging to Red Thread Art Studio Miami
ENTANGLED NARRATIVES:
the material language of fiber.
For centuries, fiber art was tied to the domestic sphere and relegated in history to the status of functional craft. However, since the early 20th century, these techniques have become part of the disciplines of modern and contemporary art.
In our increasingly immaterial age, these forms of expression offer a unique connection, mapping human existence through weave and stitch.
This exhibition brings together a visionary group of contemporary artists who use fiber and fabric as a fundamental medium for self-expression, cross-cultural inquiry, and the radical redefinition of the discipline.
Rather than viewing textiles merely as a structural necessity, these artists treat and define them as a spoken language. Each work intertwines personal and historical threads, challenging the boundaries of academic rigidity to transform space into a poetic narrative.
