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8 ½

An attempt to reflect upon our world

The public programme punctually activated the Me, Family platform as a space for discussion and debate, taking the opportunity of the online format to gather around contemporary topics.

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

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Francesco Bonami and Suzanne Cotter on the evolution of "Me, Family"

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Karolina Markiewicz & Pascal Piron

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Anke Reitz on "Me, Family" in relation to "The Family of Man"

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Clément Cogitore on Reality vs Fiction

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Akram Zaatari on cooking, drawing and other tricks for a healthy confinement

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Ga Ram Kim on the relationship between the audiences and the virtual world

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Eva & Franco Mattes on data collection, data vulnerability, internet friability

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Luigi Alberto Cippini on "Portrait of a Young Planet"

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Lara Baladi on the value of memory, mythological and socio-political narratives, connection between History and revolution

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Mario Pfeifer on art in the age of social media and youtube

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Olia Lialina on Network Portraits

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Cheng Ran on a new visual narrative between myths and historical events