When Poetry Meets Illustration: Spotlight on artists Kaja Rakušček and Miriam Panieri

A cycle of poems written by artist in residence Kaja Rakušček accompanied with illustrations drawn by Miriam Panieri

Kaja Rakušček (2021)Art Aia - Creatives / In / Residence

Kaja Rakušček

Kaja Rakušček is a Slovene writer and poet, an editor, a film enthusiast, English language and literature graduate, and an eager traveller. Her work has been published both online and in print. She writes both in English and Slovene. 

Miriam Panieri (2021)Art Aia - Creatives / In / Residence

Miriam Panieri

Miriam Panieri (Bologna, April 1996) uses collages, crayons, old photos, symbols, digital and analogue medias to give life to her illustrations. She's currently working with different brands and realities between Italy and Europe.

Constructor of frames book cover (2021)Art Aia - Creatives / In / Residence

Miriam illustrated her first book in Lisbon (2020): "il costruttore di cornici - o construtor de molduras" published by Calboni Edições. 

Lisbon (2020) by Kaja RakuščekArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence

Lisbon

Their paths crossed in sunny Lisbon in 2020 where Kaja was doing an Erasmus exchange and Miriam was illustrating a book for her Erasmus for Young Entrepeneurs exchange. Once given the chance, they collaborated on a project which combines Kaja's poetry and Miriam's illustrations.

FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA PICCOLO COMPENDIO DELL'UNIVERSO (2020) by Fabio PappaletteraArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence

This year, the annual voyage into the unknown led Kaja into the heart of Friuli Venezia Giulia – into the Artist residency Art Aia, which was established in 2014 by Giovanni Morassutti, an Italian actor.

Art Aia Studios by Giovanni MorassuttiArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence

A retreat for the soul

Art Aia is spatially and ideologically closely connected with nature. While living in an idyllic house surrounded by green paradise, one begins to understand why the Romantics idealised nature so much and consequently makes one realize the importance and the soothing effect of art on the human soul.

Peking China by Dmitri KesselLIFE Photo Collection

Kaja's poems

Kaja's work mostly concerns non-spaces that we encounter as we wander across landscapes and the feelings that they evoke in us.

New Panoramic Picture Taken By Hubble Space Telescope Of Pillars Of Creation (2002-06-12)LIFE Photo Collection

Miriam's illustrations

Miriam's illustrations are done with overlays of materials such as paper and leaves combined with digital color. Miriam decided for non-figurative scenarios to leave the reader's mind free to flow and interact with the verses while her illustrations provide the atmosphere.

The Voyage (2021) by Miriam PanieriArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence

The House (2021) by Miriam PanieriArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence

The Realization I (2021) by Miriam PanieriArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence

The Realization I (2021) by Miriam PanieriArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence

The Departure (2021) by Miriam PanieriArt Aia - Creatives / In / Residence

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