Group exhibition
Deserted Island (on dropping bomb*shells)
- Year
- 2024
- Role
- Co-curator with Carmen Lorenzetti
- Context
- Arianna Marcolin, David Birkin, Genny Petrotta, g. olmo stuppia, Hussein Nassereddine, Raqs Media Collective, Stefano Cagol
- Location
- ARTCITY Bologna, Italy
“drop a bombshell, idiom: to surprise everyone – ‘Taylor Swift borrowed a few seconds of her MTV VMAs speech for Video of the Year to drop a bombshell: Her 10th album, Midnights, is coming in two months, on Oct. 21.” Merriam Webster Dictionary
Deserted Island (on dropping bomb*shells) drew its base between environment, war, censorship and mass-media, revisiting certain historical and future events. Through this research of different but interconnected histories, the presented artworks created a simulacrum of serenity before and/or after the storm (bomb).
Almost 50 years after the terrorist bombing of Bologna, it is time to rethink the concept of the bomb, violence and war in the context of contemporary geopolitics. Who are the victims of inhuman terrorism and who are those, who benefit, that are to blame? As we come to the breaking point of the neo-colonial model, the continuous multi-faced fight for sovereignty, freedom, creation and justice has to take a turn as well. Through clear political language, art must take a stand for justice. We remember. They do not want us to be free. They are counting on impunity, but we will drop a bomb*shell.
“By their fruits ye shall know them.” Matthew 7:16