The Star Pillow is Paolo Monti’s project born in December 2007, mainly based on the research of expression, exploring experimental, drone and ambient in relationship between sound, space and human emotions. He collaborates with many artists, including Thisquietarmy (Erich Quach), Bruno Romani, Stefano Giust, Patrizia Oliva, Alessandro Cau, Nicola Quiriconi, Fabrizio Testa, Roberto Bertacchini, Giuseppe Nannini, Gabriele Gasparotti, Francesca Fattori, Marco Fagioli, Valentina Cinquini.  

Lisa Simpson aka Agente Costura is a sewing agent. She has been playing the Singer, a sewing machine, since 2003. In the daytime she tackles unwanted clothing, pins them down and cuts them up, transforming them into new wearable shapes. By nighttime, the Singer sews and improvises on clothing based on rhythm and sound. The prepared sewing machine is amplified and new sculptural garments are created from old clothes. She has a Bachelor degree in Visual Arts from Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná, and a Master of Applied Arts Degree from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Her research focuses on her exhibitions in progress, where the creative process is emphasized; the performativity of the act of sewing; and audience participation as the source of inspiration. By transforming wardrobes she is questioning contemporary consumption habits, bringing forth a discussion around the sustainability of the fashion industry. She can be found deep under a pile of commissions, or in an exhibition in progress somewhere around the world. Lisa has performed extensively on an international level, including at The Vancouver Art Gallery, the Month of Performance Art- Berlin, the Bimhuis Amsterdam, Curitiba Fashion Week, among others. In 2014 she was Artist in Residence at Villa Waldberta in Munich, invited by the EU project What’s the Deal. Lisa lives and works in Berlin stitching together textiles movement and sound, in collaboration with a range of artists both from Berlin and abroad.