[video] Mail Art Stigma - A documentary/art work of Luigi Starace for UniFg (University of Foggia)

 

The synopsis of the video "Mail Art Stigma" is as follows: 

This video, curated by Luigi Starace, known as Luistar, is a representation of the creative approach to combating "Social Stigma" related to mental health through the art of Mail Art. Created in the biennium 2005/2007 and exhibited during the VI Independent Film Festival of Foggia in 2007, the video explores the complexity of the "Stigma" theme, which represents a primary obstacle in the treatment of mental illnesses, generating prejudices and a vicious cycle. The video is divided into two distinct parts. The first part features a videoblob constructed from fragments of films dealing with the themes of psychiatry and diversity, edited together following the words of Erasmus of Rotterdam.

This section is characterized by a touch of irony emphasized by a multi-style soundtrack. The second part of the video collects around 200 Mail Art works from around the world, framed within vintage footage dating back to the 1940s in the United States, showing the reality of asylums from that period. 

Second part of the video delves into the theme from both an artistic and contemporary perspective and a historical-social perspective. In the video, the soundtrack includes thematic tracks, including "Sognando," which, despite censorship in a past edition of the Sanremo Festival, still holds strong relevance today, challenging songs considered socially conscious and successful. Ultimately, "Mail Art Stigma" represents an important artistic exploration of the concept of "Social Stigma" in relation to mental health, encouraging reflection on social perception and the importance of art as a tool for raising awareness and fighting prejudice.

List of artists in video

Claudio Grandinetti

Adolfina De Stefani

Pasquale Amoruso

Raluca Oana Baciu

Tiziana Baracchi

Claudio Gavina

E. Sündermann

Michel Della Vedova

Domenico Di Caterino

Antida Tammaro

Christian Alle

Pierpaolo Limongelli

Maria Wosik

Luc Fierens

Giovanni Vanoglio

Emily Joe

Willi R. Melnikov

Rolando Zucchini (Studio ZetaU)

Vittorio Baccelli

Wilhelm Schramm

Umberto Basso

Luigi Ardò

Lavio Piemontese

Lamberto Caravita

Tony Kennedy

Gioacchino Bragato

Fidelia Clemente e Mary Armiento

Carlo Volpicella

Aldo Scorza

Claudio Jaccarino

Giovanni Strada

Lothar Trott

Oronzo Liuzzi

Lucia Leone

Renee Bouws

Daniele Davalli

Roberto Scala

Susanna Lakner (Planet Susannia)

Gianni Noli

Mara Puglia

Giuliana Bellini

The Simon Warren Journal Project

Salvatore Starace

Elena Rondini

Enzo Salanitro

Giorgio Rigon

Emilio Morandi

Ruggero Maggi

Emilio De Tullio

Maria Pia Troiano

Pasquale Lubrano Lavadera

Emilio de Tullio

Jaromir Svozilik

Carmela Corsitto

Karl-Friedrich Hacker

Emerenciano

Yves Maraux

Mario Manzoni Sala

Claudio Bozzaotra

Paul Tiililä

Giuseppe Riccetti

Markus Steffen

Barend G. van der Gracht

Fabiola Cenci

Marc De Hay (Stardust Memories)

Katerina Xarchopoulou

Antonio Grassi

Eugenia Serafini

Schoko Casana Rosso

Luis Díaz García

Luciano Bovina

Stefaan Loncke

RLProject

Guy Bleus (The Administration Centre)

Mart Dabrowski

Antonio Sassu (Gruppo Sinestetico)

Domenico Severino

Luigi Starace (Luistar)

Rossana Cagnolati

Raffaele De Martino

Beppe Andriola

Claudio Romeo

Sophie Dussidour

Tatjana Neuber

Michael Fox

Salvatore Favia

Sghinopaullimo

Sinasi Günes

Antonio Amato

Marcello Diotallevi

Marie Hardouin

Massimo Quaglia

Gaetano Vicari

Dmitry Babenko

Miguel Jimenez

Zlatko Krstevski

Branko Acimovic

Piet Franzen / SIDAC

Mariano Bellarosa

Gianluca Umiliacchi

Servane Morel

Yolaine Carlier

Ivan Preissler

Weef

Monica Carbosiero

Alan Brignull

Bruno Capatti

Vittore Baroni

Anna Boschi

Keiichi Nakamura

Ryosuke Cohen

Shin Oh!No odera

Peter Murphy

Suzlee Ibrahim

Francis & Leonie Osowski

Kurt Beaulieu

Antonio Cano Krüger

Buzz Blurr (Russell Butler)

Dórian Ribas Marinho

Clemente Padin

Carol Reid

Diane Bertrand

Elaine M. Rounds

Kala Vilches

Emilio Carrasco

Javier Almeida

Eva W. Christopherson

Steve Hodges

Jesse Edwards (Jesarchives)

Jeffrey Errick

John M. Bennett

Johnny Jane

Maria Maddalena Signorelli

Maria Cardine M. Machado

Nena Rampazzo

Rosa Maria Sartoratto R. Teixeira

Annunciata Morelli

Omar Gonzalez

Peter Herley (Little Petey)

Orlando Nelson Pacheco Acuña

Ron Omlin

Reid Wood (State of Being)

Ulartistamps

Sidney Tome

Norberto Jose Martinez