They (Them), for the first time in Italy Krzysztof Wodiczko's project giving voice to the marginalized

From June 6 to 8, 2019, at Alberto Burri’s Teatro Continuo in Parco Sempione, Milan, Krzysztof Wodiczko’smultimedia installation entitled Loro (Them) will be staged between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m.

Thanks to More Art, a New York-based nonprofit association that commissions and produces public art projects with social value, the site-specific project by the internationally renowned Polish artist, who lives between New York and Boston and teaches at Harvard University, can be seen for the first time in Italy.

The initiative is part of Milan Photo Week; Loro (Them) is simultaneously aninstallation and a performance that, using drones and exploiting cutting-edge technology, gives voice to migrants, political refugees and marginalized citizens to explore the complexities of their lives in today’s society.

Wodiczko’s project starts from the point of view of the marginalized, the so-called invisible with the intention of having their stories and voices heard and creating the conditions for dialogue and mutual understanding. The artist uses the help of low-flying drones to generate conversations between individuals of different backgrounds, experiences and ages. The drones will literally be made anthropomorphic: during the performance there will be four drones, each equipped with two screens depicting only the eyes of the people involved in the project and a megaphone as nose/mouth. The drones will no longer be seen as inhuman devices, but will provoke empathy in the audience through their movements and especially through the voices of those who have met Krzysztof Wodiczko and told him their stories.

The stories will be about immigration, social and political marginalization and will address current issues such as coexistence, citizenship, and welcome.

Also on June 8, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Loro/Them: A Conversation on Immigration and Marginality conference will be held at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart on the occasion of Krzysztof Wodiczko’s first public talk in Milan. A conversation on issues of immigration and marginality with a talk by artist Krzysztof Wodiczko and curator Micaela Martegani, followed by a panel discussion led by Francesco Tedeschi, professor of Contemporary Art History at the Università Cattolica, with Bruno Milone, professor of Sociology of Immigration at the University of Milan, Virginio Colmegna, founder of Casa della Carità, Abdou Ngom, one of the project participants, and Gabi Scardi, independent curator.

They (Them), for the first time in Italy Krzysztof Wodiczko's project giving voice to the marginalized

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