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While at the Actors Studio, Giovanni Morassutti began to attend acting and directing classes with Salem Ludwig (July 31, 1915 � April 1, 2007), a member who taught for many years at the HB Studio. �

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Giovanni Morassutti´s credits as a theatre director include Sola in casa (Alone at home) by Dino Buzzati starring Lydia Biondi and presented at the Cherry Lane Theatre in 2012. Check the ancestry o�

Giovanni Morassutti also studied with Giancarlo Giannini at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome and played the younger version of the same character in Italian Tv series Il maresciall�

I was in New York, walking down the street in SoHo when I noticed a girl on the sidewalk holding some head shots of actors. I’ve always been a bit shy in real life but asked her what was happening �

That would be the time Gus Van Sant cast me in Last Days. I was in New York, walking down the street in SoHo when I noticed a girl on the sidewalk holding some head shots of actors. I’ve always been a bit shy in real life but asked her what was happening and she said it was a casting. I asked if I could go up and she said yes. Once in the room I saw a woman, Mali Finn’s assistant, holding a Polaroid and taking shots of young actors. I stayed in the line, wrote down my name and phone number and did the casting. At that time I was working in a production directed by Ellen Stewart at La Mama. A few days later, I got a phone call from the casting director saying that I’d been chosen to play a small role and Gus was the director. I could not believe it was true. I remember talking to Ellen and she said go, do it! It’s a good opportunity and we’ll replace you for a day or two. Being in that film really was a dream come true.

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Ellen Stewart has been a very important figure in my life. She had so much to say about art and theater but most of all she showed me that love is the most powerful tool in life.

Big cities� low rentals and hip arts scenes are threatened by the constant rising prices of real estate properties and apartments rent which makes it harder for artists and art spaces to survive. This phenomenon has enticed some creatives to make use of living space to host art shows and exhibitions. These alternative spaces represent a possibility to engage with art and artists outside of the making money art world and to witness a more familiar and intimate cultural experience.

We like to ask Giovanni Morassutti, Italian actor and founder of project Art Aia, who turned his apartment into an art residency and pop up gallery that hosts artists from all over the world and allows them to showcase their work in the city of Berlin.

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24 December 2019


Giovanni Morassutti , can you please tell us what is the cross-disciplinary artist residency program that you offer at Art Aia � Creatives / In / Residence ?
Yes . Every summer, Art Aia-Creatives / In / Residence, offers a cross-disciplinary Artist in Residence program open to international artists that culminates with an exhibiting event which is generally open to the local public.
What are your focuses as a cultural entrepreneur ?
During a broadcast interview few years ago I used this metaphor to describe my philosophy of life: “A great many drops of water will create a creek,� by which I mean that we must collaborate to make change. In my realm, I’m trying to use art practices to promote sustainability. My art residency in Italy is developing programs in order to raise audience consciousness about topics like global warming and climate change.
Please tell us about your international collaborations
Since 2018, Art Aia � Creatives / In / Residence collaborates with the Arts Territory Exchange in the Residency in Sustainable Practice which is an off-shoot programme that has been formed in collaboration with the Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts (CSPA). Two artists per year have the opportunity to develop their practices in relation to ideas of ecology and sustainability by attending a one week residency at the Italian art center.
Here is an extract from the CSPA report:
Art Aia Creatives / In / Residence in Friuli provided an interesting backdrop through which to engage with ideas of sustainability extending beyond the materiality of the art world, the artists were able to visit vineyards and factories and discuss the crossovers of culture and sustainable agriculture with their host Giovanni Morassutti. Giovanni says his Art Aia residency space has its interests in ‘Creating the kind of connections between people that lead to collective civic action, political expression, community dialogue, shared cultural experiences.
And what about your partnership with Sadya Mizan, founder of URONTO ARTIST COMMUNITY in Bangladesh ?
Basically Art Aia � Creatives / In / Residence collaborates with Artist-Led Open Collective Uronto Artist Community affiliated with Art Initiative Bangladesh-AIB and I have been part of the selection board along with independent curator Sadya Mizan. I have co-curated the 8th and 9th Episode of the Uronto Residential Art Exchange Program.
And Art Aia � La Dolce Berlin ?
Art Aia-La Dolce Berlin is a presentation space, a Pop-up Gallery where artists can showcase their works in a familiar and intimate atmosphere while having an opportunity to get to know Berlin´s lively artistic scene. La Dolce Berlin also organizes social dinners and wine tastings promoting Italian food and wine in particular from northern region Friuli Venezia Giulia. Art Aia � La Dolce Berlin is also an independent production company currently specializing in documentaries and low-end narratives with themes including: nature, creativity, art and gender equality.

The acting profession is brutal. As an actor you are rejected most of the time. It is part of the business. My suggestion is never to take it personally and to take the profession more like a lifestyle than a real job. You might make a couple of films per year and sometimes the money is not that good. This uncertainty makes you very fragile. I’ve suffered from depression and gone to therapy. You have to work on yourself in order to do what you love. Along with therapy, yoga and sports are good ways to release tension and relieve suffering.


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