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The Finger and the Moon Project started in 2006 with a preparatory research on the main religious beliefs and on the different ways of praying in the world.

Liuba spoke with the Imam of a Mosque and went to pray with Muslim women; she talked about Jewish Religion and Prayer with the Rabbi of a Synagogue; she investigated the practice and the spirituality of Buddhism speaking with different people; she learned how to pray Zazen in a Zen Temple, she went to a Native Reserve in Quebec, Canada, to know more about Native American Spirituality.

THE FINGER AND THE MOON #1

Performance: Opening Venice Biennale, 2007

Performance outfit made in collaboration with stylist Elisabetta Bianchetti.

The Finger and the Moon #1, videostill from performance and video, 2007 -2009

THE FINGER AND THE MOON #2

Performance: Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City, 2009

Curated by Luca Panaro
Performance outfit made in collaboration with stylist Elisabetta Bianchetti.

The Finger and the Moon #2, videostill from performance and video, 2009

THE FINGER AND THE MOON #3

Collective and group performance:  Sant’Agostino Museum deconsecrated Church, Genoa (I), Sept. 29, 2012

Curated by Alessandra Gagliano Candela
Anthropologist support: Barbara Caputo
Performance outfit made in collaboration with stylist Elisabetta Bianchetti.

THE FINGER AND THE MOON #4

A series of photographs of different temples, churches and places of worship taken in New York by LIUBA in 2012. Those photos were used in the design of the artwork-robe worn by Liuba during the performance of The Finger and the Moon #3, and produced by the Italian fashion designer, Elisabetta Bianchetti, who specializes in religious clothing.

The Finger and the Moon #4, 2013, original performance dress, composition of NYC temples photos printed on canvas, cm.150 x 200, ed.unique

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THE FINGER AND THE MOON #5

A series of 7 polyptych montages, 2013. The series is inspired by the medieval altarpieces consisting of a main image and a predella below. The montages are constructed from photographs and video stills taken from 3 different versions of The Finger and the Moon performed at different locations. Each montage is a work in its own right and opens up new conceptual, semantic and aesthetic perspectives on the overwhelming importance of religious diversity today.

POLYPTIC 1

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