Filippo Balestra: Poetry as Exhaustive Subtraction
Filippo Balestra, born in Genova in 1982, is an Italian poet and performer celebrated for his "strabordante minimalism." His literary contributions include "Poesie Normali" (Miraggi, 2015), "Guida indipendente alla città di Genova" (Hoppípolla, 2018), "Diario Involontario" (Tic edizioni, 2022), and "Troppo" (Tipografia Helvetica, 2023). In 2021, he received the Franco Scataglini prize for "Un adesso immenso," which was co-produced with Alessio Bertallot. In September 2023, he participated in "Le città invisibili" for RSI Radio Svizzera Italiana. His piece "Conferenza sulla conferenza" delves into linguistic experimentation, while "Esistere non basta" reflects on impermanence. He is currently in residency at SPAM! in Lucca, encouraging emerging writers to maintain a daily writing practice.
Key facts
- Filippo Balestra was born in Genova in 1982 and is from Camogli.
- He started in 2006 with literary magazines and readings.
- He published 'Poesie Normali' (2015), 'Guida indipendente alla città di Genova' (2018), 'Diario Involontario' (2022), and 'Troppo' (2023).
- In 2021 he won the Franco Scataglini prize for videopoetry 'Un adesso immenso' co-produced by Alessio Bertallot for Kplus film.
- In September 2023 he wrote and voiced the Genoa episode of 'Le città invisibili' for RSI, curated by Daniel Bilenko.
- His performance 'Conferenza sulla conferenza' is a lecture performance about the lack of topic.
- His piece 'Esistere non basta' deals with impermanence and the compulsion to leave traces.
- He is currently in residency at SPAM! in Lucca with Roberto Castello, Alessandra Moretti, Stefano Questorio, and Mariano Nieddu.
Entities
Artists
- Filippo Balestra
- Alessio Bertallot
- Daniel Bilenko
- Milo Miler
- Roberto Castello
- Alessandra Moretti
- Stefano Questorio
- Mariano Nieddu
- Maria Oppo
Institutions
- Miraggi
- Hoppípolla
- Tic edizioni
- Tipografia Helvetica
- Kplus film
- RSI Radio Svizzera Italiana
- Casa d'arte Miler
- SPAM!
- Aldes
- No Man's Land
- Artribune
Locations
- Genova
- Italy
- Camogli
- Ancona
- Mantova
- Lucca