Foreign Body (2023)
Artist: Federica Chiarucci
Performance Art
Aprilia, Italy
Part I
Performance Archive Video By Stefano Pio
Part II
Performance Archive Video By Stefano Pio
Part III
Performance Archive Video By Stefano Pio
Working under performance artist Marta Jovanovik at Rome University of Fine Arts, I had the oppurtunity to curate the performance of Italian artist Federica Chiarucci. She and I worked for several weeks to refine, plan, and execute her 2023 durational performance art piece, Foreign Body, in which she explores a bodily relationship (and dissconnect) with the Earth. Our small team, composed of Federica, our producer Ángela Sánchez-Ruiz, filmmaker Stefano Pio, and myself, traveled to Federica's hometown of Aprilia on the outskirts of Rome for the 8 hour performance.
Here, you can find clips of the full performance video (above) and further details, including the press release I wrote for the performance (right) and a small photo archive from the day (left & below).








