30/07/2017: Live-stream performance by Roaro and Richardson honors Bergman and Antonioni

On July 30, 2017, artists Eleonora Roaro (Varese, 1989) and Katy Richardson (Plymouth, 1977) will perform a live-stream piece titled "30/07/2017" on YouTube, dedicated to filmmakers Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni, who both died on July 30, 2007. The performance critiques the cinematic portrayal of women as passive muses and erotic objects, a theme both directors explored. Roaro and Richardson will remain motionless in front of webcams in their bedrooms—Roaro in Milan, Richardson in Plymouth—from dawn to dusk, without eating, drinking, or moving. The Italian artist's stream runs from 06:05 to 20:54, the British artist's from 05:42 to 21:03, due to time zones. The work aims to exaggerate the passive female gaze and reflect on virtual relationships and surveillance in social media.