GAMeC presents Alessandra Ferrini's Sight Unseen for Artists' Film International 2026
The GAMeC in Bergamo is part of Artists' Film International, a video art network established in 2008 by the Whitechapel Gallery and currently curated by Forma. The upcoming 2026 edition, titled 'A Kind of Power', showcases films that challenge conventional representation. Curators Sara Fumagalli and Valentina Gervasoni have chosen Alessandra Ferrini's 'Sight Unseen' (2019), which addresses the 1931 execution of Libyan leader Omar al-Mukhtar by fascist Italy, a film that was legally restricted until 2021. Featuring historian Alessandro Volterra, it delves into Italy's colonial atrocities. Ferrini will conduct a workshop at GAMeC and a performance-lecture at Performatorio on September 18 and 19, 2026, while 'Sight Unseen' will be exhibited from September 9 to November 1, 2026. Additional participating institutions are available online.
Fatti principali
- GAMeC participates in Artists' Film International 2026, curated by Forma, involving 12 international institutions.
- The 2026 edition is titled 'A Kind of Power'.
- GAMeC curators Sara Fumagalli and Valentina Gervasoni selected Alessandra Ferrini's 'Sight Unseen' (2019).
- 'Sight Unseen' documents the capture, trial, and execution of Omar al-Mukhtar by fascist Italy in 1931.
- The images in the film were legally unpublishable until 2021.
- Alessandro Volterra's voice and hands show the images without fully revealing them.
- Ferrini will hold a workshop at GAMeC and a performance-lecture at Performatorio on September 18-19, 2026.
- 'Sight Unseen' is on view at GAMeC from September 9 to November 1, 2026.
- Other selected films include works by Razia Akbari, Aqsa Arif, Ira Goryainova, Kiyo Gutiérrez, Marte Hodne Haugen, Malik Irtiza, Thaís Muniz, Ann Oren, Amaal Said, Mila Turajlić, and Video News.
Entità
Artisti
- Alessandra Ferrini
- Omar al-Mukhtar
- Alessandro Volterra
- Razia Akbari
- Aqsa Arif
- Ira Goryainova
- Kiyo Gutiérrez
- Marte Hodne Haugen
- Malik Irtiza
- Thaís Muniz
- Ann Oren
- Amaal Said
- Mila Turajlić
- Ieva Kotryna Ski
- Akvilė Kabašinskaitė
- Ignė Narbutaitė
- Deniz Inceoglu
- Lukas Brašiškis
- Viltė Bražiūnaitė
- Mark Prendergast
- Cihangir Cakar
- Ignė Smilingytė
- Noriko Satoi
- Milda Januševičiūtė
- Yasemin Szawlowski
- Jonathan Glazer
Istituzioni
- GAMeC
- Artists' Film International
- Whitechapel Gallery
- Forma
- Center for Contemporary Arts Afghanistan in eXiLe e.V. (CCAA in EXiLe)
- Tramway
- argos centre for audiovisual arts
- Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE)
- Tromsø Kunstforening
- Project 88
- Crawford Art Gallery
- Video-Forum of Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k)
- Focal Point Gallery
- Cultural Centre of Belgrade
- Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) Vilnius
- Sapieha Palace
Luoghi
- Bergamo
- Italy
- London
- United Kingdom
- Frankfurt
- Germany
- Glasgow
- Scotland
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Tromsø
- Norway
- Mumbai
- India
- Cork
- Ireland
- Berlin
- Southend-on-Sea
- Belgrade
- Serbia
- Vilnius
- Lithuania
- Florence
- Libya
- Mexico
- Gulf of Mexico
- Rio Bravo/Grande
- Colorado River
- Gila River
- Tijuana River
- Pacific Ocean
- Brownsville
- Texas
- Tijuana
- Salvador
- Brazil
- Abaeté
- Itapuã
- Kent
- Somalia
- Pakistan
- Prospecthill Circus
- Sony Bravia