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Matteo Capobianco, also known as Ufocinque, was born in Novara in 1981.
Originally active in the Italian graffiti and street art scene, he later explored a broader definition of art while pursuing his design studies at the Politecnico di Milano. Regardless of the context, the foundation of the artist’s work is rooted in the art of the past. After working as a set designer for various Italian theaters, he began creating art installations, blending design methods with set design and using hand-cut paper as his signature material. The murals he creates are dotted with symbols and iconography, creating a hidden layer of meaning.
A visual interpretation created through a mural depicting the visual elements observed and heard during the residency in Porto Tolle—through conversations with residents, excursions on foot, by car, and by boat, and exchanges of experiences with the other residency participants. The mural is thus composed of fragments, symbols, and impromptu elements intended to highlight the symbols of the territory from a landscape, environmental, historical, and social perspective.
Matteo Capobianco, also known as Ufocinque, was born in Novara in 1981.
Originally active in the Italian graffiti and street art scene, he later explored a broader definition of art while pursuing his design studies at the Politecnico di Milano. Regardless of the context, the foundation of the artist’s work is rooted in the art of the past. After working as a set designer for various Italian theaters, he began creating art installations, blending design methods with set design and using hand-cut paper as his signature material. The murals he creates are dotted with symbols and iconography, creating a hidden layer of meaning.
Photographs of some of the pages from the notebook that Ufocinque never parted with during the residency. The pages contain the visual notes through which the artist created the mural *Studi sul Qui* on Via Giordano at Ca’ Tiepolo, as well as the visual account of the residency published in the book for the fourth season.
Daniele Ietri è geografo e consulente, dal 2018 professore ordinario di geografia alla Libera Università di Bolzano. Nel 2013 ha fondato l’Associazione La Fournaise, che riunisce professionisti dell’audio-visuale e della ricerca e ha lavorato alla realizzazione film presentati e premiati a festival cinematografici. Ha ideato e coordina gli Studi sul Qui. A fianco all’attività di ricerca e creativa, lavora come esperto nel campo dell’assistenza tecnica alle politiche territoriali.
Eleonora Mastropietro She is a geographer and documentary filmmaker. An associate professor at the University of Milan, she teaches Urban Geography and Methods for the Representation and Communication of Territories. In her work, she combines territorial observation with the craft of documentary filmmaking. She is a founding member of the La Fournaise Cultural Association, for which she has produced and directed documentary films. In 2018, she made her first feature-length film Storia dal Qui, screened at the Festival dei Popoli in 2018 and 2023 Montanario, premiering in competition at the 2021 Trento Film Festival.
Paolo Martelli was born in La Spezia in 1978. A filmmaker based in Milan, he divides his time between marketing and communication projects, educational initiatives, participatory artistic creation, and documentary filmmaking. He curates the Video production and editing studio for research and regional communication at the University of Milan. He is a member of the La Fournaise association (documentary film) and the Mirmica association (participatory art projects).
In this interview, Antonietta Polichisio, a singer and expert in folk music, tells us about the band “Cianuro” and the relationship between music and political activism.
Daniele Ietri è geografo e consulente, dal 2018 professore ordinario di geografia alla Libera Università di Bolzano. Nel 2013 ha fondato l’Associazione La Fournaise, che riunisce professionisti dell’audio-visuale e della ricerca e ha lavorato alla realizzazione film presentati e premiati a festival cinematografici. Ha ideato e coordina gli Studi sul Qui. A fianco all’attività di ricerca e creativa, lavora come esperto nel campo dell’assistenza tecnica alle politiche territoriali.
Eleonora Mastropietro She is a geographer and documentary filmmaker. An associate professor at the University of Milan, she teaches Urban Geography and Methods for the Representation and Communication of Territories. In her work, she combines territorial observation with the craft of documentary filmmaking. She is a founding member of the La Fournaise Cultural Association, for which she has produced and directed documentary films. In 2018, she made her first feature-length film Storia dal Qui, screened at the Festival dei Popoli in 2018 and 2023 Montanario, premiering in competition at the 2021 Trento Film Festival.
Paolo Martelli was born in La Spezia in 1978. A filmmaker based in Milan, he divides his time between marketing and communication projects, educational initiatives, participatory artistic creation, and documentary filmmaking. He curates the Video production and editing studio for research and regional communication at the University of Milan. He is a member of the La Fournaise association (documentary film) and the Mirmica association (participatory art projects).
In this interview, Barbara Provenzale and Davide Cervellino, a couple of flamenco dancers from Oppi, talk about their relationship with music, flamenco, art, and living—or returning to live—in Basilicata.
Fondato a Milano nel 2013 da Valentina Ascione e Onofrio Magro, lo studio ascionemagro sviluppa sistemi di identità visiva complessi, declinati su supporti analogici e digitali. Il loro metodo unisce ricerca e dialogo con il cliente, muovendosi tra progetti artistici, culturali e d'impresa con un approccio corale e multidisciplinare.
Ispirati a "Mon Clocher", storico bollettino di Arvier, abbiamo creato l'edizione indipendente "Ton Clocher". Stampata e distribuita identica all'originale, passa dal "mio" al "tuo" campanile: uno sguardo esterno per offrire alla comunità un nuovo specchio sul proprio presente.
Fondato a Milano nel 2013 da Valentina Ascione e Onofrio Magro, lo studio ascionemagro sviluppa sistemi di identità visiva complessi, declinati su supporti analogici e digitali. Il loro metodo unisce ricerca e dialogo con il cliente, muovendosi tra progetti artistici, culturali e d'impresa con un approccio corale e multidisciplinare.
Si tratta di un grande elaborato frazionato in 21 poster destinati alle bacheche presenti sul territorio di Arvier. L’immagine finale ha tre livelli: uno sfondo fatto di fotogrammi di video; la rappresentazione delle strade e dei fiumi principali che attraversano il territorio; i nomi delle frazioni scritti con il font “arvier”
Paolo Martelli was born in La Spezia in 1978. A filmmaker based in Milan, he divides his time between marketing and communication projects, educational initiatives, participatory artistic creation, and documentary filmmaking. He curates the Video production and editing studio for research and regional communication at the University of Milan. He is a member of the La Fournaise association (documentary film) and the Mirmica association (participatory art projects).
Documentary (13 min.) – A short documentary exploring the relationship between the residents of Oppido and the town’s historic center. The heart of old Oppido, a testament to a past for which many expressed nostalgia during our research, the historic center—once overcrowded and lacking basic services—was gradually abandoned starting in the 1980s, while the new Oppido, built of reinforced concrete, rose higher.
Paolo Martelli was born in La Spezia in 1978. A filmmaker based in Milan, he divides his time between marketing and communication projects, educational initiatives, participatory artistic creation, and documentary filmmaking. He curates the Video production and editing studio for research and regional communication at the University of Milan. He is a member of the La Fournaise association (documentary film) and the Mirmica association (participatory art projects).
Documentario (24 min) - Tre giovani imprenditori raccontano il proprio lavoro, il proprio rapporto con la montagna e il proprio modo di vivere la comunità.
Paolo Martelli was born in La Spezia in 1978. A filmmaker based in Milan, he divides his time between marketing and communication projects, educational initiatives, participatory artistic creation, and documentary filmmaking. He curates the Video production and editing studio for research and regional communication at the University of Milan. He is a member of the La Fournaise association (documentary film) and the Mirmica association (participatory art projects).
Documentario (7 min.) - Agostino Miscillo, imprenditore turistico, presidente della pro loco, suonatore di banda e molto altro, si racconta e ci racconta la sua relazione con il suo pezzo di Ischia alle pendici del monte Epomeo.
Eleonora Mastropietro She is a geographer and documentary filmmaker. An associate professor at the University of Milan, she teaches Urban Geography and Methods for the Representation and Communication of Territories. In her work, she combines territorial observation with the craft of documentary filmmaking. She is a founding member of the La Fournaise Cultural Association, for which she has produced and directed documentary films. In 2018, she made her first feature-length film Storia dal Qui, screened at the Festival dei Popoli in 2018 and 2023 Montanario, premiering in competition at the 2021 Trento Film Festival.
The trailer for the documentary “Cianuro” (30 min). Developed during the residency and produced in the months that followed, the film tells the story of the band Il Cianuro, which was active in Oppido Lucano from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s.
Vive nelle Marche, a Filottrano, ed è una designer grafica e eco-sociale. Si occupa di ricerca territoriale e rappresentazione visiva, con una particolare attenzione ai contesti rurali e alle aree interne. Dopo un periodo di ricerca sulle policy territoriali come il Bando Borghi, collabora con la cooperativa Inabita - Laboratorio Territoriale e con il progetto Studi Sul Qui.
Quanti significati può portare con sé il luogo in cui si cresce? Il mio stare ad Arvier è stato guidato da questa domanda. Responsabilità di esserci, ritornare come atto politico, fare insieme, ma anche partenze e necessarie prese d’aria. Ecco alcune delle traiettorie delle e dei giovani Arvielains.
Alessio Zemoz is a multidisciplinary and cross-media professional who excels in the fields of creativity, conceptualization, and the development of cultural projects. He has never abandoned his artistic practice, and as a photographer he has received national and international recognition. He founded and developed progettoSkia and framedivision, working groups active in the fields of independent photography publishing, documentary film, and the performing arts that explore the languages of the contemporary world.
A digital reinterpretation of the exhibition presented by the artist during the public presentation at the end of the residency. An installation that invites viewers to delve into the collective memory of Porto Tolle while simultaneously blending the past and the present—an idea that would later be fully developed through the *Finzioni* series.
Dorothy Louise Zinn is a Full Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, where she coordinates the doctoral program in “Educational and Social Sciences.” She is originally from the United States, where she earned her Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin). She has conducted fieldwork in Southern Italy and South Tyrol; her research focuses on immigration and multiculturalism, clientelism and corruption, and she also studies the anthropology of institutions and policyHer book La raccomandazione He has received the Pitré International Award. He is President of the Society for the Anthropology of Europe (2024–26)
Here are some excerpts from interviews conducted with long-time and new residents of Oppide.
Dorothy Louise Zinn is a Full Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, where she coordinates the doctoral program in “Educational and Social Sciences.” She is originally from the United States, where she earned her Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin). She has conducted fieldwork in Southern Italy and South Tyrol; her research focuses on immigration and multiculturalism, clientelism and corruption, and she also studies the anthropology of institutions and policyHer book La raccomandazione He has received the Pitré International Award. He is President of the Society for the Anthropology of Europe (2024–26)
La ricerca sui giovani di Serrara Fontana interpellava soprattutto coloro attualmente fuori. La mobilità gioca un ruolo nella loro vita sin da piccolissimi. Dimostrano un forte attaccamento al paese di origine - o meglio, alla frazione di provenienza - e anche una volontà di valorizzarlo.