An inspiring and fascinating artist-led workshop by Bianca Mann will be held at RCI London and dedicated to children. The ritualistic, ceremonial dimension of crafting a mask will be revealed to the participants in a clay modelling session where the little ones can create a full universe of shapes, starting from the theme of the dream and the characters imagined in their sleep.

Secrets of the Moon | Sculpture Workshop for Children with the Artist Bianca Mann | Free Entrance, but please register in advance| 20 May, 4 PM| 1 Belgrave Square, SW1X8PH.

Number of participants: maximum 15

Duration: 1 hour

Bianca Mann (b. 1991, Bucharest, Romania) graduated at the National University of Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, with an MA in Sculpture. Mann’s visual investigation deals with themes like identity, stigma and zoomorphism, using her own mask as a research tool. The projects that marked the beginning of Bianca Mann’s artistic career reflect her interest in the individual’s identity – from Sensuality versus Sexuality project to Persona, Amorphos, The Blind Spot and, the most recent one, The Big Sleep, which was on display at Mogoșoaia Palace. At the moment,

Mann runs her PHD research on the subject of Mask in Sculpture. In 2011 she won the ERASMUS scholarship at Accademia di Belle Arte, from Carrara. In 2018, Mann was awarded with “Youth Prize” offered by Union of Visual Artists of Romania. Bianca Mann lives and works in Bucharest. Among her latest solo and group shows:

‘’Posibil sigur”/ Probably alone - group show, Laborna Gallery, Bucharest, 2020, Bianca before Bianca Mann/ Layers”, solo show, Uni Credit Bank, Bucharest, 2019, “The Big Sleep”, solo show, curated by Ana Negoiță, Mobius Gallery in partnership with Mogoșoaia Palace, 2018, “Homo Deus”, group show, Mobius Gallery in partnership with Vacation Gallery, New York,“1+1=3 or how to (de)construct a space in three acts”, group show, Glurns Art Point & MUSEION ( Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art) Bolzano, Italy, 2018, “The Blind Spot”- solo show, Mobius Gallery, Bucharest, 2017, “The Other” – group show, Galerie#23, Velbert, Germany, 2017, “Out of the blue”, group show, curated by Ioana Ciocan, Mobius Gallery, Bucharest, 2015.