a week in the delta region

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.

Attila Faravelli is an Italian electroacoustic artist and musician. His work explores the relationships between sound, space, and matter through field recordings, sound installations, live performances, and the design of experimental sound objects. He has collaborated with artists, directors, and performers such as Kamal Aljafari, Rossella Biscotti, Riccardo Giacconi, Gürcan Keltek, Teatro Valdoca, and Mariangela Gualtieri. He is the founder of Aural Tools, a series of sound-producing devices.

Daniele Ietri è geografo, documentarista e consulente, tra Jovençan (Valle d'Aosta) e San Giorgio di Nogaro (Friuli Venezia Giulia). Nel 2013 ha fondato l'Associazione La Fournaise, con cui ha prodotto documentari premiati in numerosi festival internazionali. Dal 2018 è professore ordinario di Geografia; si occupa di competitività regionale e urbana, sviluppo locale e politiche territoriali per i territori non metropolitani. Ha ideato e coordina, insieme a Eleonora Mastropietro, "Studi sul Qui”.

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). 

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, in anteprima in concorso al 71mo Festival di Trento.

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.

Dorothy Louise Zinn è Professoressa Ordinaria di Antropologia socioculturale alla Libera Università di Bolzano, dove coordina il dottorato “Scienze educative e sociali”. Viene dagli USA, dove ha conseguito il dottorato (U. Texas – Austin). Ha condotto lavoro di campo in Sud Italia e Sudtirolo; i suoi temi di ricerca sono immigrazione e multiculturalismo, clientelismo e corruzione, e si occupa anche dell’antropologia delle istituzioni e policyHer book La raccomandazione He has received the Pitré International Award. He is President of the Society for the Anthropology of Europe (2024–26)