Reciproco Project Brings Italian-Australian Artistic Exchange to Melbourne

The Reciproco project, conceived in March 2017, will materialize in Melbourne from April 11 to 13, 2019. Initiated by Luana Perilli, Lella Cariddi (Multicultural Arts Victoria), and Domenico De Clario, the project pairs five Italian artists with five Australian counterparts for a live, community-based exchange. Italian artists include Laura Cionci, Domenico De Clario (co-curators), Angelo Bellobono, Alessandro Cannistrà, Rocco Dubbini, and Luana Perilli; Australian artists include Wilma Tabacco, Eugene Carchesio, Damiano Bertoli, and Angela Cavalieri. Each duo will work in specific Melbourne locations: CoAsIt/Museo Italiano (Cavalieri/Perilli), La Mama Theatre (Bertoli/Dubbini), Brunetti's Café (Carchesio/Cannistrà), Readings Bookshop (Tabacco/Bellobono), and Melbourne General Cemetery (De Clario/Cionci). The project emphasizes personal memory, migration, and cultural exchange, with artists living the migrant experience firsthand. Artribune will host a live diary documenting the journey.