Ludovica Carbotta: I come from outside of myself / OGR Torino

Ludovica Carbotta: I come from outside of myself at OGR Torino in Turin, Italy, is a project by OGR Torino for The European Pavilion. The European Pavilion is a project born out of the desire of the European Cultural Foundation, together with numerous European institutions and the support of Fondazione CRT, Fondazione Camargo, and Fondazione Kultura Nova, to question the lack of a European pavilion in major international events. The European Pavilion is not a physical space, but a network born from the involvement of institutions, artists and activists, a cultural movement that promotes trans-local and trans-national collaborations.

Ludovica Carbotta’s I come from outside of myself is a proposal for an ideal pavilion. Carbotta turns the OGR into the production space of the pavilions, sculptures made from casts and later replicated thanks to self-made machines that recycle plastic. In the artist’s will, these objects enjoy an extraterritoriality similar to that of the Biennale pavilions and, like amulets, allow their keepers to enjoy a protection that transcends the guarantees provided by a single nation-state. After the launch phase at the OGR, the pavilions will begin to circulate freely to propel new opportunities for debate. On Nov. 17, at The European Pavilion in Rome, the artist will donate four pavilions to four speakers during a discussion open to the public.

Ludovica Carbotta: I come from outside of myself at OGR Torino in Turin, Italy. November 4, 2022.