Sergio Racanati on Performance, Film, and the Politics of the Body

Italian artist Sergio Racanati discusses his interdisciplinary practice spanning performance, film, and installation, with a focus on urban, social, and political contexts. His work explores the body as a political agent, collective memory, and the relationship between individual and community. Key projects include '0XXL' at Museo Pino Pascali, '[VLEN]' curated by Giusy Caroppo, and 'RESILIENT' with the collective Le Macerie Baracche Ribelli, selected for the 7th Berlin Biennale. His film 'līlā', created during a residency at Kyta in Kalga, India, premiered at the Asia Film Festival in Barcelona on November 11, 2017. Racanati critiques monumental land art, favoring micro-relations and horizontal, decentralized approaches. He also contributed to 'Multinatural Histories' at Harvard Museum of Natural History with 'WhereisMyLand'. The interview touches on his disdain for the commodification of culture and the loss of authenticity in the contemporary art world.