Anna Maria Giannini

Born in UK but originally from Italy. My Italian parents met in London's Victoria Station in the mid 50's and it's where my journey and sense of identity begin.
As a language tutor and being naturally bilingual, I've always been aware of the nuances in language forms, rhythms and meanings and also how they play or weave into our sense of being and place in the world. In understanding and interpreting knowledge and the languages/forms we use in communicating, I tend to focus on the intricacies and experience of what is around or beyond our vision/senses.

My work is interdisciplinary exploring language in its varied forms and other-worldliness which are often suggested through mapping familiar journeys and fragmented narratives. Various ongoing research projects encompass journeys from different perspectives, such as the Roman roads and inscriptions projects that I started in the 90's. These link directly to my personal experience of journey, language and belonging.

Previous exhibitions include being shortlisted for the Jerwood Drawing Prize, London in 2007, the work selected was a series of four original pencil rubbings, entitled 'Between: Swiss Border Rubbings'. which also toured the UK.

As part of the methodo...

2002, MA Fine Art, (Distinction), Staffordshire University.
1999, BA (Hons) Fine Art, First Class, Staffordshire University.

2017, Journey: Londinium Inscriptions. Text Installation and photos in Studio/Office space, EC1V
2017, Acrylic Prints shown in Open exhibition for London Design Fair 2017, Arebyte Gallery, EC1V
2013, The Map Project, ArtHouse Coop, Brooklyn Art Library, New York
2012, ID/Identities, (ArtExpo), Avantguarde Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey
2011, Sketchbook Project, ArtHouse Coop, Brooklyn Art Library.
2008, Il Rumore diventa musica. Audio work included in a project promoted by Provincia di Milano, Italy, in collaboration with Steve Piccolo and UnDo.Net.
2007/8, Shortlisted for Jerwood Drawing Prize, Group exhibition at Jerwood Space, London and national tour, 2007/2008.
2007, What are we doing, Chisenhale Biennale London. Audio work included in sound event, Protest Academy (Paula Roush, msdm:mobile strategies of display & mediation)
2006, Art Video Screening, Vasteras, Sweden.
2005, Art/Concept International Festival, St Petersburg, Russia.
2005, What are We Doing… Participant at Elastic Residency, London. (Protest Academy curated by Paula Roush (msdm) & Isa Suarez). Audio work included on vinyl.
2004, The Soul of Ended Things, Bywaters, London. (Curated by students at the University of the Arts London and digital image sel...