hai Sofia Mattioli
This week in Hai Society, we met the multifaceted Sofia Mattioli, a South African/Italian visual artist and film maker who grew up in the Italian countryside before moving to Rome as a teenager. Since 2010 Sofia has worked as a creative director and film maker producing a wide range of projects, from music videos, fashion films for Chloe Paris and short documentary style films for the Sotto Sopra NGO who provide education to orphans in Malawi. Sofia’s work is embedded in a mixed medium practise that utilises poetry, dance and astrology to explore various subjects and tell stories. In Particular she ’sees the act of dance as a representative behaviour that unifies us’ and can be seen dancing in some of her own videos such as Directors Cut, an experimental film exploring dance, music and silence in Sri Lanka. On top of all this Sofia is in the early stages of launching a knitwear brand inspired by astrological exploration.
Currently in Jamaica, Sofia sat down with us for a quick chat, and gave us a glimpse into her dreamy surroundings and her new Joni Top!
Hi... or should we say Hai!
A lovely friend of mine used to always say
Oh heyyyyyyyy :)
What do you do?
Visual artist and creative director with the dream of writing a book when I am 50 years old . Have been studying astrology as well for the past 6 years. I'm also starting a knitwear brand. Here's a glimpse of one of the pieces of the first Universo Maglia collection which will be launched in the next month.
Where do you call home?
home for me is where I feel safe.
What are the biggest inspirations to your work?
Love and karma
Can you recall your dream job as a child?
Being an astronaut and a writer.
Dogs or cats?
Dogs , I want a Dalmatian
A film that you could watch every day and never get tired of?
Godfellas.
Important question, lipstick or lipgloss?
Both
Favourite restaurant in the world?
So many for this answer, my list is endless..
Who would play you in the movie about your life?
Al pacino
What’s your most treasured possession?
My friends
If you had to eat one breakfast food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Toasted bread with avocado with olive oil, salt and pepper, lemon and chilli flakes- yum
Favourite vintage/second hand store in the world?
I don t really have a favourite one but there is a really cute one in Rome in Trastevere in Via San Francesco a Ripa.
Any resolutions for 2022?
Having more belief in myself, I struggle with self esteem.
Hi... or should we say Hai!
A lovely friend of mine used to always say
Oh heyyyyyyyy :)
What do you do?
Visual artist and creative director with the dream of writing a book when I am 50 years old . Have been studying astrology as well for the past 6 years. I'm also starting a knitwear brand. Here's a glimpse of one of the pieces of the first Universo Maglia collection which will be launched in the next month.
Where do you call home?
home for me is where I feel safe.
What are the biggest inspirations to your work?
Love and karma
Can you recall your dream job as a child?
Being an astronaut and a writer.
Dogs or cats?
Dogs , I want a Dalmatian
A film that you could watch every day and never get tired of?
Godfellas.
Important question, lipstick or lipgloss?
Both
Favourite restaurant in the world?
So many for this answer, my list is endless..
Who would play you in the movie about your life?
Al pacino
What’s your most treasured possession?
My friends
If you had to eat one breakfast food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Toasted bread with avocado with olive oil, salt and pepper, lemon and chilli flakes- yum
Favourite vintage/second hand store in the world?
I don t really have a favourite one but there is a really cute one in Rome in Trastevere in Via San Francesco a Ripa.
Any resolutions for 2022?
Having more belief in myself, I struggle with self esteem.