Artribune Podcast: Marco Enrico Giacomelli and Vanessa Ferrari on Empathy and Determination

The Artribune podcast series 'Contemporaneamente,' curated by Mariantonietta Firmani, features a conversation between journalist Marco Enrico Giacomelli and gymnast Vanessa Ferrari. Giacomelli, born in 1976, holds a PhD in Aesthetics and studied philosophy at the Universities of Turin, Paris8, and Bologna. He has contributed to the 'Abécédaire de Michel Foucault' (2004) and the 'Abécédaire de Jacques Derrida' (2007), teaches Critical Writing at NABA in Milan, co-founded the e-journal ReF Recensioni Filosofiche, and serves as deputy editorial director of Artribune. With over 900 published articles, he co-edits the contemporary art section of the annual report 'Io sono cultura' for the Symbola Foundation. He curated 'Achille Compagnoni. Oltre il K2' (2014) and the 10th edition of the Via del Sale in Alta Langa and Val Bormida (2018). Ferrari, born in 1990, is Italy's most decorated gymnast with over 70 medals. She became world champion in 2006, European champion in 2007, and vice-champion at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. In 2007, she was knighted. Her career includes 22 Italian national titles and 11 team championships with Brixia. At the 2012 London Olympics, she was the first gymnast to perform an enjambé changement with a 360° ring turn, naming the element after herself. Since 2009, she has competed for the Italian Army sports group. The podcast explores empathy, determination, journalism, and athletics.