Laura Santamaria. sacred orbits celestial bodies

'sacred orbits celestial bodies' is a solo exhibition by Laura Santamaria curated by Lorenzo Rubini for THEPÒSITO Art Space and set up on the occasion of the reopening to the public of the church of ASP Beata Lucia in Narni, Umbria, Italy. The site-specific layout of the exhibition starts ideally from a research inaugurated by the artist ten years ago and linked to an investigation that drew personal inspiration from archaeological finds discovered in Iraq around the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Ur; the central focus of the research had become the funeral kit and the characteristic diadem of the ancient Mesopotamian queen Puabi, figure still hidden by an intricate halo of mystery, beliefs, legends, science is mixed with the fantasy-science offering almost opposite views. This figure becomes the fulcrum at the crossroads of mystical experiences related to deities, planetary cycles and extra-terrestrial entities.