Emilia Giorgi's Editorial on Pandemic, Resistance, and Cultural Transformation

In an editorial for Artribune, Emilia Giorgi reflects on the COVID-19 lockdown's impact on cultural production and the need for genuine transformation. She cites Luciana Castellina's article in Il Manifesto on April 25, 2020, which connects partisan resistance during WWII to the present pandemic, urging readers to embrace the unpredictable and become 'apprendisti partigiani' (apprentice partisans). Giorgi warns against empty rhetoric and calls for a deep change in contemporary culture, moving beyond fast consumption and entertainment. She references Christian Caliandro's concept of 'Arte Rotta,' arguing that artworks must re-establish a profound relationship with life. Giorgi also quotes Nanni Balestrini on the primacy of the real over the virtual, and Antonella Bruzzese's reference to the film 'Smoke' by Wayne Wang, based on a Paul Auster story, where a photographer documents the same corner daily to reveal subtle differences. The editorial title is taken from the song 'Stanze' by Massimo Volume (1993).