Francesca Banchelli's 'Afternoon' at Tenuta dello Scompiglio
Francesca Banchelli (Montevarchi, 1981) presents the installation 'Afternoon' at Tenuta dello Scompiglio in Tuscany, merging performance and painting. The work draws on Alain Badiou's event theory and Lacanian psychoanalysis, creating a space where micro-societies of humans, animals, plants, and stones can form. The installation features a floor covered in ash, vertical canvases as semi-architectural structures, and performers moving slowly to a meditative white noise soundtrack. The sixth and final performance takes place on July 15, 2023, though the exhibition continues afterward. Banchelli's practice explores intuition, drawing, and the dialogue between inner and outer worlds.
Key facts
- Francesca Banchelli was born in Montevarchi in 1981.
- The installation is titled 'Afternoon'.
- It is located at Tenuta dello Scompiglio in Tuscany.
- The work combines performance and painting.
- It references Alain Badiou's theory of the event.
- It also references Lacan's idea of self-consciousness through encounter.
- The floor is covered in ash.
- The sixth and final performance is on July 15, 2023.
Entities
Artists
- Francesca Banchelli
Institutions
- Tenuta dello Scompiglio
- Artribune
Locations
- Montevarchi
- Tuscany
- Italy