TERE CHAD

The act of relational art, ‘Filando Pellegrinando’ (Spinning Pilgrimage), held on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Saint Rosalia, invited women who had been the victims of violence in Sicily, young people in vulnerable situations and/or individuals involved in social/cultural projects, to reflect on the balance between the need for protection on the one hand and the need for freedom on the other. During the activities in Palermo, Sicily (October 2024), participants used drawing, embroidery, words, and a pilgrimage to the sanctuary of Saint Rosalia, guided by Lucina Lanzara and the choir ‘Voce Vicine’, to discuss the difficulty of receiving protection and safeguarding without simultaneously losing or severely limiting personal freedom. The action concluded with a screening of the documentary ‘Filando Pensieri’ (Threading Thoughts) by Diana Quiroga, followed by a panel discussion.

 

The project sponsored by the  Palermo Est Rotary Club was a continuation of three other artistic ventures: ‘Trame Condivise’ (Shared Plots), showcasing the youth of the Albergheria, the historic neighbourhood of Palermo,  as part of a 20-year project ‘Formare I Giovani dell’ Albergheria’ (Training young people from the Albergheria’s historical central borough in Palermo), at the Church of San Giovanni Decollato; Neo Norte 4.0 (Sicily 2023 -  2024), and ‘Rammendare Vuoti II,’ (Mending Voids II) facilitated by Tere Chad and Rossella Puccio in October 2023, at the Biblioteca delle Donne e nel Centro di Consulenza Legale di UDI Palermo (Women's Union Library).