Viscous and malleable material par excellence, wax has always proved to be particularly suitable for the art of the portrait, allowing to return the most delicate details and even the natural complexion of the model. But it is precisely these qualities that constitute at the same time its dark side, giving body to the nightmare and obsession with a perfect metamorphosis. The wax statue does not allude to reality, but replicates it. And it doe

The recent project of Austrian illustrator and printmaker Bianca Tschaikner is a journey in sketches through Iran and India. She traveled through Iran for one month, then moved on to India, and tells us about her first visit: “I wished to seek inspiration in its fascinating culture that goes back thousands of years, and at the same time explore a country that nowadays is regarded with much controversy and prejudice.” Although encountering difficulties along the

The history of KLF is without doubt the most absurd, delirious and incomprehensible in the history of pop music. At the beginning of the nineties they were among the most famous producers of house music and their singles were at the top of the charts of half of Europe. So what prompted them to withdraw from their account a million pounds and then burn them in a senseless bonfire of banknotes? Was it a pol

I don't care (About Football) is an artistic-participatory project involving the players of the Marangoni 105 football team. The Marangoni 105 was born in 2011 within one of the rehabilitation residences of the Udine Mental Health Department managed by the Duemilauno Agenzia Sociale Cooperative. The title, inspired by the words of a girl from the community, suggests how the game is not an end in itself, but an exercise in social inclusion and integration. In fact, the

After the well-known disaster in 1986 the Exclusion Zone around Chernobyl became a prohibited area, the ground there is still severely contaminated. And yet for some 140 Samosely or self-settlers, this is their permanent residence, and more than 2,000 people are still working in and around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Why do people want to live here? How strong is the attraction to the home ground, in spite of heavy contamination? How do you live in