The title of the programme takes its name from the famous movie 8 ½ (1963) by Federico Fellini, which explores continuous self-doubts and uncertainties that are revealed through an existential crisis with no way out.

During live interviews conducted by Emanuela Mazzonis di Pralafera, artists presented on the platform had the possibility to elaborate on contemporary subjects, such as migration, artificiality of images and advertising, social media in relation to political, economic and cultural issues, global social movements and personal data in the digital era.

Events organised at Mudam and available on the platform payed homage to The Family of Man, thanks to Anke Reitz, Curator for Photography at the Centre national de l’audiovisuel (CNA) in Luxembourg and Head of the Steichen Collections and Luigi Alberto Cippini, architect and curator who conceived the exhibition design of Portrait of a Young Planet, a display with works from Mudam Collection.

Artist, scholars and curators shared their point of view on specific events that disrupted our recent past, and will impact our future.

Public programme curated by:
Caroline Hoffmann, Emanuela Mazzonis di Pralafera, Joel Valabrega