Corpi in transito
curated by Luca Panaro

Thursday 20 June 2024
Opening at 3 pm

Video installations
Andrea De Angelis
Sofia Gala Finotto
Mika Sollecito

Interactive performance
Andrea Boschini
Silvia Campostrini
Chiara Vitofrancesco

A project by
Cinema and Audiovisual Languages
Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna

On the upper floor of the gallery, three video installations focus on the body, mediated and preserved through the photographic medium—bodies tested physically while reflecting mental processes.

Andrea De Angelis’s video work, Scan burn with me, presents a sequence of analogue photographs manipulated by the artist through scratching, cutting and burning individual frames until the negative is destroyed. The work reflects on memory and the physical medium that preserves it, and is installed in dialogue with the mural paintings that characterise the exhibition space.

In Tentativo di Capriola, Sofia Gala Finotto performs before the camera, attempting an exercise she has never managed to complete, one that has caused her frustration and anxiety since childhood. In the video, the artist repeatedly tries to execute a full somersault in front of an unseen but judging audience, whose voices are heard off-screen. The work emphasises each action, her expressions of anxiety and moments of hesitation.

In Prasopagnosia by Mika Sollecito, the protagonist appears passive, seated in a barber’s chair. The action unfolds in a sparse, almost clinical setting, defined by a few elements, including a functioning record player. The narrative gradually develops into a dystopian scenario, culminating in the protagonist alone before a mirror, stripped of all accessories. The barber figure disappears, revealed as nothing more than his alter ego.

On the lower floor, the interactive performance Transito by Andrea Boschini, Silvia Campostrini and Chiara Vitofrancesco invites direct audience engagement. The installation is based on the concept of “dream” as a generative desire, conceived as a container-event in which each performer contributes a distinct element. The video work is projected across the walls of the space, where webcams capture visitors in real time, allowing them to interact with the projections and recognise their bodies as generators of interference. The projected images consist of video clips of liminal spaces—sites of transition and connection—evoking a sense of unease and nostalgia.

CORPI IN TRANSITO
Curated by Luca Panaro

Thursday 20 June 2024 Opening at 15,00

DATE:
20 June – 22 June 2024

OPENING HOURS
Thursday 20 June: 3–11 pm
Friday 21 June: 10 am–1 pm and 3–7 pm
Saturday 22 June: 10 am–1 pm and 3–7 pm

GALLERIA STUDIO CENACCHI
Via Santo Stefano 63
40125 Bologna

OPENING HOURS
Tuesday–Saturday: 4.30–7.30 pm
Monday: by appointment
Sunday: closed