ALAgroup curates remote residency connecting Palestine and Rome

ALAgroup, founded by Maria Rosa Sossai, curated a remote residency for artists Driant Zeneli and Valentina Bonizzi in Deheishe refugee camp, Palestine. The curatorial act was performed at a distance through Skype conversations and critical reflections. In parallel, ALAgroup enacted a public intervention in Piazza Vittorio, Rome, tying a ribbon around the garden, inspired by Maria Lai's 1981 performance "Legarsi alla montagna" in Ulassai. This action linked the two sites—Deheishe camp and Piazza Vittorio—as emblematic Mediterranean spaces of coexistence and contradiction. The project reimagined the museum as a revolutionary act occurring in everyday life, challenging the conventional notion of a museum as an exhausted container. The residency involved working with youth from various refugee camps, encouraging care for their living environments through individual inclinations and desires.