Site Specific Installation, 2019
White TNT Material, Spotlights, Audio Installation

duo MAAlex x Collettivo AFAMmoc during the student protest “Buon Compleanno AFAM!”

The student demonstration “Buon Compleanno AFAM!” (“Happy Birthday AFAM!”) originated from the embarassing conditions of the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, due to the deep deficiencies of the italian AFAM education system, too long neglected by the italian Ministry of Education. 

The installation reflects on a visual level the mentioned issues, by suggesting a similarity in the modus operandi: as the Ministry covers its unacceptable flaws, the Academy hides behind white sheets, a metaphorical pitiful veil. 

The main visual sector is supported by a soundtrack that parodistically uses the voice announcer of another Italian infrastructure (Ferrovie dello Stato known for its malfunctions) to inform the audience about the conditions of the Musical and Artistic University Education in Italy: downgraded and forgotten.