SPAZIO GRIOT presents Differ Like Syllables from Sound by Vanshika Agrawal, curated by Sunaina Talreja. The performance is situated within the stratified context of Rome, understood as an organism in constant transformation. The work explores the relationship between word, memory, and presence, engaging the city as a space in which language is formed, transformed, and layered over time. Using the body, voice, and a landscape of mustard seeds, Agrawal crosses the threshold between language and memory, between the celestial and the earthly, composing a score made of gestures, sounds, and presences. Vanshika Agrawal’s practice unfolds through a balance between knowing and not knowing. Through embodied practices, ritual, and repetition, she investigates themes of identity, memory, and cultural transmission. By merging poetry, performance, painting, drawing, and installation, the artist shapes ephemeral spaces that connect the body with its surroundings and with the collective histories that unfold over time.

The event will take place in the first-floor room dedicated to UNAROMA LIVE.
Free admission until capacity is reached.

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SPAZIO GRIOT is an independent, nomadic space, launched in November 2021 as the physical extension of the online magazine GRIOTmag, active since 2015. Driven by the eponymous collective, SPAZIO GRIOT platforms multidisciplinary experimentation, exploration, and dialogue, fostering artistic and research practices that bring critical perspectives on the tensions and transformations defining and shaping contemporary culture. As a think-feel-do tank rooted in Rome and beyond, SPAZIO GRIOT organises exhibitions, performances, screenings, listening sessions, readings, residencies, workshops, discursive and public programmes, and editorial projects. It cultivates community through collective making, growing a fluid network of partnerships with institutions, organisations, independent spaces, artists, scholars, and cultural practitioners working across both local and global contexts.

VANSHIKA AGRAWAL (Jalaun, India, 1999) lives and works in Rome. She got her Master's in Painting from the Rome University of Fine Arts. Her work blends poetry, performances, paintings, drawings, and installations to create ephemeral spaces reflecting the essence of humanity. She has exhibited in Austria, China, Egypt, and Italy and has private collectors in Rome and Berlin. She has been awarded 6 ARTISTA Project Grant for Young Artists 2025-2026, Fondazione Pastificio Cerere, Rome and Premio Paolo VI 2025, Collezione Paolo VI, Brescia. Her solo exhibitions include: Just Ignore It, Maja Arte Contemporanea, Rome, 2022; Tra Loro, Galleria GSL, San Lorenzo, Rome, 2023; Dust to Dust, Studio 110, Rome, 2024.

SUNAINA TALREJA  (Pakistan, 1995) is a visual and performing artist based in Rome. Her work focuses on themes of identity, memory, and migration, often developed through community-based workshops and participatory performances. With a background in Visual Arts, Fashion Studies, and Performing Arts, she explores how collective and personal memories shape belonging and cultural identity. Alongside her artistic practice, she is expanding into curatorial work. She is currently collaborating with SPAZIO GRIOT, bringing her experience with socially engaged and cross-cultural practices into the curatorial process.