Elena Trissino

Elena Trissino dal Vello D’Oro is a native of the city of Milano, Italy; where over the years, she has worked mainly in the field of photography.
After having travelled extensively to different countries around the world, .where she conducted musical as well as visual research.
She has founded together with Gabin Dabirè, a “Center of divulgation of African culture” and they have since successfully produced a variety of shows with the collaboration of the city and numerous local Institutions.
Her artistic curriculum includes performance art pieces as well as painting, sculpture and more recently, functional art such as candles and other home furnishings.
Her choice of materials comes directly from nature such as earth, sand, marble or other mineral powders, wood, stone, iron and various metals for sculptures. She works with the elements and time, not only in terms of hours, months or years, but also considering the variations during the year.
Only the winter with it’s ice-cold breath can leave such a subtly light and delicate mark, and only summer can crack the earth with power and dehydrated, and split it. Than when the water arrives , it flows and drags, corrodes, carries away and erodes leavings transparent trails, wi...

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
2011 Gaiole in Chianti (SI) Filarmonica. “Le 4 Stagioni” (paintings exhibition) 2010 Roma Spazio Gramsci Novaurbs (paintings exhib.) 2010 Radda in Chianti My One Hotel The bamboo’s sound” ( sculptures) “Le 4 Stagioni” (paintings exhib.)
2009 Monteriggioni “ Bosco Sacro” ( sculptures exhib.) 2006 Germany.Dresden: Dippodiswalde. Lilyth Gallery “ You and me “ (paintings exhib.) 2006 Siena Museo Civico . Magazzini dal Sale , “L’abito di Gea” ( paintings ,sculptures exhib.) 2004 Assisi, United Artist for Peace, “Africamente “ ( paintings exhib.) 2003 Gaiole in Chianti (SI), Castello di Vertine, “Una Stella per tutti” (installation) 2002 Gaiole in Chianti (SI), Cantin...