Matera2026

Open studio 2 with Larbi Namouchi

Second open studio, featuring a presentation of selected interviews and imagery (photos/video) alongside a description of the creative process. In collaboration with Gommalacca Teatro.

Open studio 1 with Larbi Namouchi

Opening meeting featuring an introduction to the artist Larbi Namouchi. Presentation of his approach to movement and creation, and creative ideas for the Oltredanza project; a video presentation of early interviews and workshops held in the city of Matera may also be included. The initiative operates in synergy with Ombre Meridiane, with further collaboration currently […]

Open studio 3 with the filmmaker Michele Puddu Roca

Interactive focus on images of the local area: art engages with different perspectives. Free admission, subject to availability. In collaboration with ASD Oltredanza and Associazione Gommalacca Teatro.

CURATING THE DIGITAL – From New Media Art to Artificial Intelligence

Introduction: Rita Orlando, Director General of the Matera Basilicata 2019 Foundation.Contributions by artists Giuseppe La Spada and Silvio Giordano.Moderated by Chiara Canali, exhibition curator. A reflection on the role of computational systems and computer vision in the creation of artworks—spanning new media art and Artificial Intelligence—and on the critical skills required to curate these emerging […]

THE SEA AS A MEDIUM Art, Technology and Mediterranean Imaginaries

Introduction by Rita Orlando, Director General of the Matera Basilicata 2019 Foundation.Featuring artists Leonardo Sangiorgi (Studio Azzurro), Baris Gencel, Julius Horsthuis, Leonardo Avezzano, Valentinaki, Martin Romeo, and Andrea Crespi.Moderated by Chiara Canali(consecutive translation from English) A gathering dedicated to the sea as a symbolic and imaginary Mediterranean space, explored through art and technology. A dialogue […]

Open studio 3 with Stefano Saletti

Exhibition and Public Talk with Sophie Usunier

Public talk with artist-in-residence Sophie Usunier, in collaboration with CNA. Final exhibition presenting the outcomes of the residency research. Modifica la traduzione in Italiano

Ekho Project Final Event – Live Performance with Sara Persico

15-25 minute live performance with Sara Persico. Public presentation of the initial outcomes of the work developed during the residency, through an audio piece that may be released and made accessible at the mapped sites via appropriate open-source access devices.

Open Studio 3 with Larbi Namouchi

Participatory workshop inviting the public to explore and reinterpret some of the gestures and movements that emerged during the residency’s creative process.

Video and sound installation and live performance with Larbi Namouchi

Video and sound installation and live performance with Larbi Namouchi.