Francesco Bartoli's video art project with migrant minors in Ragusa

Francesco Bartoli, an artist and video maker born in Rome in 1978, is conducting a video art workshop titled 'In Search For Nothing' at a first-reception center for unaccompanied foreign minors (MSNA) in Ragusa, Sicily. The project involves a group of young migrants who explore questions of belonging and identity through video art, blending fiction, visual poetry, and reality. The workshop, promoted by Ipassi Studio with the cooperative Insieme Per la Vita and supported by Banca Agricola Popolare di Ragusa, aims to foster interaction between migrants and the local community. Participants create audiovisual narratives and performances both inside and outside the center, seeking to 'conquer the city space by creating actions and evocative fictional images that can dialogue with or contrast the surrounding reality and culture.' The first phase has concluded, and Bartoli is now editing the footage for a final video installation. The project includes personal stories and shared experiences developed during the collaboration.