René Mogensen has released the DVD, All Numbers Language, for cello with interactive computer music and video, performed by cellist Nicolas Deletaille. www.contreclisse.com www.myspace.com/ReneMogensen
Don Clark has published a book with photographs from his stay in Ascea and travels in Italy. The entire book can be viewed online at http://www.blurb.com/books/532289
An a second exhibition: Marietta Leis' "Wellspring 1" and "Wellspring 4" will be shown in the exhibition, "Women in Art," curated by Carol Brode, Director of the Harlan Gallery, Seton Hill University, Greenburg, PA. These are archival ink prints on paper printed are from cyanotypes done of Portuguese flora. The exhibit will run November 1-22.
Tom David won Best of Show this fall in the Chicago show "What's the Big Idea" with his painting "The Big Idea Man" and one of the paintings, "Paestum", from his Cilento series was also accepted into the show.
On August 7th we held a soirée to celebrate the publication of Leila's new book Doughnuts, Dreams and Drama Queens: The Theatrical Third Diary og Bathsheba Claricede Trop (Usborne) and the release of René's new DVD, All Numbers Language (Contreclisse). The Danish pianist Morten Schantz and René played jazz tunes. Morten stayed at Wassard Elea for the third time this year to write music for a new CD. Salvatore Carbone and Else read some of their own poetry, and actor Mirko Ferro recited a fascinating monologue by Harold Pinter
On May 20, we organized a trip to the Valley of the Orchids in the Alburni mountains, where numerous varities of wild orchids are in bloom for 1 to 2 weeks in the middle of May. Photos are by Inger Landen, Sweden.
The main blog draws attention to work by people who have stayed at Wassard Elea's residences. For more information about the residences, please click on 'About Wassard Elea'.
Books: The following books can be purchased by contacting us at WassardElea(at)gmail.com