VANISHING POINT is an exhibition of large-scale mixed-media works on canvas (oil and acrylic), incorporating marble sand and flecked gold leaf inspired by Persian techniques. In addition, a sequence of smaller works on board utilizes material retrieved from the Thames foreshore at low tide.
For this series, I wanted to free myself from the constraints of a precise topic or brief. The decision was shaped by certain circumstances in my personal life – I was also reading Tolstoy’s Art and Anarchy.
What emerged was space, sky, distance and the edge of perception – a point of no return. Connections were made with loss and memory, and the vanishing point became a threshold between here and elsewhere. I reflected on how physical and emotional boundaries shift and evolve. I became preoccupied with transition, transformation, and captured moments where divisions dissolve.
VANISHING POINT 54 The gallery 54 Shepherd Market, London W1J 7QX
Intreciades Mostra dles artistes dla Val Badia tla Lanserhaus a Eppan. Daurida dla mostra en sabeda ai 22 de forá 2025 dales 18:00, la mostra sará da odëi cina ai 9 de merz 2025
Cun la curaziun de Jahel Beer mët fora sües operes les nü artistes de liam cun la Val Badia y l’EPL-Ert por i Ladins Silvia Baccanti, Youlee Ku, Maria Pezzedi, Irina Tavella, Irma Irsara, Gaia Lionello, Cristinarosa Pizzinini, Ursula Tavella y Jutta Valentini. I orars de daurida dlamostra é: dal lönesc al vëndres dales 16:00 ales 19:00, y sabeda y domënia dales 10:00 ales 12:00 y dales 16:00 ales 19:00. La vernissaja é söl program ai 22 de forá dales 18:00 cun salüt y introduziun, y musiga de Laura Willeit. Da sabato 22 febbraio a domenica 9 marzo presso la Lanserhaus di San Michele Appiano si potranno ammirare le opere di 9 artiste della Val Badia nella mostra intitolata “Intreciades”. VERNISSAGE sabato 22/2 h. 18.00 Lanserhaus Appiano (BZ)
Intreciades is an Exhibition of artists from Val Badia at the Lanserhaus in Eppan. l’EPL-Ert por i Ladins The exhibition runs from Saturday 22nd March to Sunday 9th March Curated by Jahel Beer the exhibition features works by artists Youlee Ku, Maria Pezzedi, Irina Tavella, Irma Irsara, Gaia Lionello, Cristinarosa Pizzinini, Ursula Tavella and Jutta Valentini. Opening hours: Monday to Friday 4pm to 7pm, Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 12pm and 4pm to 7pm. VERNISSAGE Saturday 22/2 at 18.00 Lanserhaus Appiano (BZ) Music by Laura Willeit. Organizza la Consulta Culturale di Appiano Curatrice della mostra Jahel Beer EPL – Ert por i Ladins ODV
CORAL
Microscopic time-lapse video Length: 04.41 min Irma Irsara 2022 Assistente al montaggio: John O’Leary Sonora ambientale: Jonathan Lambert
Coral è un’esplorazione delle particelle di plastica invisibili presenti nei nostri ecosistemi, con particolare riferimento alle materie plastiche impiegate nell’industria alimentare. Per questo progetto ho utilizzato esemplari estratti dal Tamigi, dalla grotta della neve di Armentara presso Monte Croce, i fiocchi di neve catturati prima di cadere al suolo, ragnatele e nidi di uccelli costruiti in parte con fibre di plastica. Ho fotografato diverse sequenze timelapse al microscopio che ho composto in Sony Vegas Pro. Il video è parte di una serie di opere che esplorano i cambiamenti ambientali provocati dall’attività umana.
A volte il ghiaccio che si scioglie anima il contenuto. Altre volte, sono presenti microrganismi, incluso gammarus, che, come dimostrato dalla ricerca, ha tracce di microplastiche nel suo organismo. Un’altra sequenza rivela la decomposizione delle salviettine umidificate con la restante fibra di plastica, che sconvolge diversi ambienti nel tempo.
Come artista multidisciplinare non ho le limitazioni di uno scienziato, che mi permette la libertà di esplorare il mio soggetto in modo creativo e sperimentale.
Credo che l’arte possa essere un punto di partenza per un dialogo e anche un ponte che si connette con la scienza.
CORAL
Microscopic time-lapse video Length: 04.41 min Irma Irsara 2022 Assistant editor: John O’Leary Ambient sound: Jonathan Lambert
Coral is an exploration of the invisible plastic particles present in our ecosystems, with particular reference to plastics used in the food industry. For this project, I used specimens extracted from the Thames, from the Armentara snow cave near Monte Croce, snowflakes captured before falling to the ground, cobwebs, and birds’ nests built in part with plastic fibres. I photographed several time-lapse sequences under the microscope that I then edited in Sony Vegas Pro. The video is part of a series of works that explore environmental changes caused by human activity.
Sometimes the melting ice animates the contents. Other times, microorganisms are present, including gammarus, which research has shown to have traces of microplastics in its system. Another sequence reveals the decomposition of wet wipes with the resultant plastic fiber disrupting different ecosystems over time.
Circolo artistico e cultural di Ortisei Piazza S. Antonio, 102, 39046 Ortisei BZ, Italy 14 June 24 – 7 July 2024
I’ll be participating again in ÄRES (EPL – Art por I Ladins), an exhibition of the work of fifteen women associated with the ladino-speaking area of Val Badia (BZ) in Italy.
I’ll be showing again my video work Metamorphosis, as well my most recent climate change video piece SILT which was shown last at the Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret.
SILT uses a range of materials in its creation including silt, sand and algae, as well as man-made and organic objects retrieved from the foreshore of the Thames at low tide. Tidal cycles are recreated using small-scale models, shot at 25 second intervals as liquid is slowly drained away. In other sequences, ice has been used to animate the forms.
Coming from the Dolomite region of Northern Italy, I’m particularly interested in natural habitats in urban settings and how we relate to these, in particular the ever-changing, tidal aspect of the Thames. The film also deals with unexpected drought and flooding as a result of changing seasonal cycles.
The exhibition is sponsored by EPL – Ert por i Ladins ODV and Raiffeisen.
The soundtrack for the video was created by musician and composer Jonathan Lambert @jonathanlambert18.
My first three films relating to the environment – Monster Soup, Desert Rose and Metamorphosis – will be among a number of short films shown on rotation throughout the day at The Scoop sunken amphitheatre as part of In a field by a Bridge, organised by Team London Bridge. The soundscapes for all of the videos were created by Jonathan Lambert.
The festival celebrates everything that Potters Fields Park and the London Bridge neighbourhood have to offer as a leading environmentally- focused business district, highlighting the transition to a carbon neutral economy, low impact living and healthy lifestyles. The impact of this festival on the local community, is aimed to create positive social and economic longevity far beyond this launch weekend.
Saturday, 22 July – Sunday 23 July 2023
12:00 17:00
THE SCOOP, 2A More London Riverside, London SE1 2DB
UK artist Irma Irsara presents her brand new works at Tabernacle Gallery on the occasion of ‘Intervals’ exhibition opening in June.
Water Levels 1 (2021) – 31 x 51 cm, cotton fibre, dyes
On June 7th, Irma Irsara, contemporary Italian artist who lives and works in London, will present her latest artworks at the Tabernacle Gallery on the occasion of the summer exhibition, Intervals.
Irma will be exhibiting three of her latest projects with centrepiece of the show, Accendo la luce, nasce l’ombra (2021), a large installation work, consisting of 72 panels and created using a dedicated papermaking technique, being presented for the first time. A selection from Irsara’s recent Water Level Series relating to ecological and environmental themes and created using the same paper pulp technique will also be debuted. Finally, the artist will be showing a time-lapse digital video work, originally created for the exhibition Earth is Calling at the Crypt Gallery in 2019, part of which was also shown at the Bargehouse for Totally Thames, Foragers of the Foreshore exhibition.
Accendo la luce, nasce l’ombra (2021), is inspired by notions of loss of connectivity and nostalgia for past encounters leading to feelings of isolation and vulnerability. At the same time, it explores the shared life experiences and the sense of equality that certain phenomena create, uniting people while keeping them apart. The shift in the perception of time as a result of the pandemic, led the artist to change her outlook: instead of working towards a precise event or end point, she found herself reimagining outcomes by revisiting the past, looking at old work and notebooks, and extracting significant words and phrases in a process of re-evaluation. Irsara worked extensively on this work over the lockdown periods, forming a composite wall piece that consists of separate panels with embossed lettering, using letterpress printing on a book binding press. Each standalone piece becomes part of the overall installation – a wall of fragments incorporating old sayings with scraps of personal, nostalgic thought. The words are deliberately intended to have possible multiple meanings to reflect diverse responses to a common experience and evoke an imagined future.
Today – Thursday 11 November – I’ll be giving away a mail-art edition of 25 pieces at 12 noon on a first-come-first served basis. All I ask in return is £2 P&P to comply with Big Cartel rules. NOTE: FRAME NOT INCLUDED
STRATA IN BLU Solo noi siamo il volto del nostro tempo
I’ll be doing a mail-art giveaway in 9 days time (Thursday 11 Nov, 12 noon) An edition of 25 paper pulp/lino pieces will be made available on a first-come-first-served basis. Details of the piece below and a link nearer the time.
Multiple of 25 numbered and signed on reverse
Paper pulp (cotton linters), dyes, lino printing 11(H) x 15(W) cm
The furrows, created by stripping away embedded hollow paper strips from the pulp layers, depict water level marks and indicators of wider changes. I included the intermittent imprint of knots in the paper to denote the interruption to the natural flow of water.
My new selling platform at Big Cartel is now live and includes a selection of fibre art pulpworks, etchings and digital prints. Click on the link to browse the artwork which will be updated on a regular basis. If you have any questions please get in touch – I’d love to hear from you.
Due to the current situation my upcoming events and exhibitions have been cancelled or postponed, including those listed below. Please check back for updates. I look forward to seeing you all in the not-too-distant future.
EARTH IS CALLING touring exhibition
ENGINE HOUSE
Walthamstow Wetlands
1 – 30 September
INDEPENDENT HOTELS FAIR – CONCEPT LAB
OLYMPIA LONDON
4 – 5 October 2020
ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF MICROSCOPY (QUEKEX)
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
October 2020
Due to the current situation my upcoming events and exhibitions 
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