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Listen "Ep 10: Aurora Passero on textile art, atmosphere and heritage from Sicily to Norway"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode of Art Destination Sicily, artist Aurora Passero joins us from her Oslo studio to reflect on her creative journey. Growing up in Norway, Aurora was immersed in textiles through her grandmother’s sewing and her mother’s costume design for film. Those early tactile encounters with wool, linen, velvet, and embroidery continue to shape her work today.
Aurora shares how her father’s Sicilian roots inspired her recent residency at SARP on Mount Etna, where she balanced family life with artistic deadlines. She describes weaving with nylon and local Sicilian wool, exploring the tension between synthetic and organic materials, and creating site-specific works that engage directly with space, atmosphere, and audience.
Through stories of travelling with her artist husband and children, Aurora reveals how family, process and place intertwine in her practice.
In this conversation, we explore how staging echoes her mother’s influence and how atmosphere itself becomes a narrative in art.
Aurora shares how her father’s Sicilian roots inspired her recent residency at SARP on Mount Etna, where she balanced family life with artistic deadlines. She describes weaving with nylon and local Sicilian wool, exploring the tension between synthetic and organic materials, and creating site-specific works that engage directly with space, atmosphere, and audience.
Through stories of travelling with her artist husband and children, Aurora reveals how family, process and place intertwine in her practice.
In this conversation, we explore how staging echoes her mother’s influence and how atmosphere itself becomes a narrative in art.
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