MONICA DENGO
BEYOND WRITING.
5-27 SEPTEMBER
What if writing isn't about being read, but about being felt?
Monica
Dengo (b. 1966, Italy) transforms calligraphy into a shared language of
gesture, memory, and connection. For her, every mark—even the illegible
ones—carries the weight of the hand that made it. Her
exhibition "RISONANZE DI SEGNI, BEYOND WRITING" at Galleri Artsight
invites you to step away from deciphering words and into inhabiting
them. Discover how Monica moved beyond the Latin alphabet to embrace
other cultures, where "the line is already thought."
Artist and calligrapher, Monica´s work explores the expressive potential of the mark and of
handwriting. She trained between London (Roehampton Institute) and San
Francisco, where she shared a studio with calligrapher Thomas Ingmire and deepened
her knowledge of medieval manuscript techniques, alongside life drawing and
abstract expressionism. She has developed a personal practice centered on
abstract gesture, illegible writing, and the relationship between mark,
culture, movement, and sound. Her major exhibitions include East-West
Calligraphy and La via della scrittura at the Museo Correr in
Venice, The Heart We Share at CasermArcheologica in Sansepolcro, and
shows in Japan, France, and the United States. In 2014 she received the Best
International Artist Award at the Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial. She has
published several books, including Lascia il Segno (Terre di Mezzo) and Leave
Your Mark (Niggli Verlag). Her work is held in public and private
collections including the San Francisco Public Library and the Akademie der
Künste in Berlin.
Exhibit runs from 5 to 27 of December 2026.
Galleri Artsight, Hornsgatan 36,
118 20 Stockholm
