Elena Bellantoni Workshop Explores Body, Space, and Relational Gestures in Montelupo

Key facts

• Elena Bellantoni conducted a workshop on July 2-3, 2022 at Cantieri Montelupo in Montelupo Fiorentino.
• The workshop explored the body as a sign in space and the concept of imagination as image plus action.
• Bellantoni emphasizes resistance and failure as part of the artistic process.
• The artwork is defined as the correspondence between imagination and reality, verified through concrete action.
• Relational gestures aim to build another point of view through trust and reciprocity with others.
• The text cites Carl Schmitt's 'Theory of the Partisan' (Adelphi 2005) on irregular warfare and spatial change.
• The text cites Jean-Luc Nancy's 'The Intruder' (Cronopio 2004) on the split subject in statements like 'I suffer' or 'I feel pleasure'.
• Christian Caliandro teaches contemporary art history at Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze and serves on the scientific committee of Symbola Foundation.