Artissima 2022

Love Bombing. Gaslighting, by Rebecca Russo

Open Call for Artists and Show

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The Contemporary Art Exhibition Love Bombing. Gaslighting, produced by the Videoinsight® Foundation, curated by Rebecca Russo, was created for the 29th Edition of Artissima (November 2022), at the Videoinsight® Center, an art space founded in 2010.

It was the result of an Open Call launched in January 2022, to which 112 European Artists responded. It was connected to the assignment of the 11th Edition of the Videoinsight® Prize. It was a Collective Exhibition of Painting, Sculpture, Installation, Neon, Multimedia Art, Video Art, Photography, Drawing, Collage, Digital Art. The 80 Works that were nominated for the Open Call and admitted to the competition for the Videoinsight® Prize 2022, were included in the Art Catalogue of the Exhibition. The 44 Finalist Works were shown to the Public at the Videoinsight® Center in Turin. The Winning Work was acquired by the Videoinsight® Collection, a collection of contemporary artworks that follows the thread of healing through art. The Exhibition was inaugurated on November 4, 2022, and lasted until February 2, 2023. The Opening was held on November 4, 2022 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
The collective exhibition ‘Love Bombing. Gaslighting’ was aimed at raising public awareness on the topic of Pathological Narcissism, the Prevention of Narcissistic Abuse, and the Support of Victims of Pathological Narcissism. Pathological Narcissism, also called Perverse or Malignant, is an ancient, serious and widespread problem, without a solution. It is rooted in human nature, it is deeply connected to History, Religion, Culture, Tradition. It has caused wars, violence, murders, suicides, social damage. It continues to mortify life, making it dangerous, unjust, burdensome.
Erich Fromm defines Malignant Narcissism as ‘the most serious pathology at the root of vicious and inhuman destructiveness’. Pathological Narcissism is characterized by excessive egocentrism, a deficit in the ability to feel empathy towards other people, a spasmodic need to be admired, a tendency towards violence and destructiveness. Victims of toxic relationships with Pathological Narcissists present a traumatic psychophysical condition characterized by psychological impotence, collapse of self-esteem, anxiety, depression, psychosomatic symptoms, emotional dependence.
The Exhibition wanted to focus attention on the problem, awaken consciences, raise questions, suggest rescues. This intent motivated the high quantity of Finalist Works: the more images focused on the theme are looked at, introjected, elaborated, the more thoughts are activated, fundamental insights for change, for care.

List of Artists / Works participating in the Open Call:

Alessandra Caccia, Helen Keller, 2010
Roberto Amoroso, Fineline #2 2022
Francesco Rinzivillo, People, 2015
Luca Trucca, Untitled #343, 2022
Manuel De Marco, Origin, 2020
Jonny Briggs, I Can’t See You, 2019
Nicolò Bruno, L’ombra, 2022
Danilo Sciorilli, The Showreally, 2018
Mattia Ferretti, Me and the ghost of the Italian painter Antonio Ligabue, 2020
Isabella Infascelli, Cherry flavored, 2022
Alexandra Stenberg, Deeply Rooted, 2021
Nico Mingozzi, Untitled, 2018-2020
Roberta Toscano, Photographs, Papavero, Inverted, 2021
Monica Maria Caruso, Self-Portrait, 2022
Julia Krahn, Vanitas , Maddalena, 2011
Nuuco, Be free, 2014
Misia O’, Different shades of white, 2022
Marialucia Ciraci, Infinity Love Bombing, 2022
Orazio Garofalo, Gaslighting. Manipulation makes love sick, 2022
Pierpaolo Lista, Handle with care, 2022
Pietro Campagnoli, Noise, 2019
Leonardo Petrucci, Porno DaDaDa, Rrose Sélavy, 2016
Fabrizio Passarella, Desert known me well, 2020-22
Lorenzo Gnata, Suspended, 2022
Raffaella Baldassarre, Stress, 2022
Veronica Paretta, Choking, 2021
Eduardo Duaia, Toxic Desire, 2022
Alessandro Dentico, Control, 2022
Hélène Pavlopoulou, Parallel Universes, 2022
Daniele Cascone, Three, 2015
Gianluca Capozzi, Untitled, 2021
Sofia Fontana, Covert, 2022
Giovanni Loria, Gaslighting, 2022
Damiano Fasso, Diaphainein, 2018
Irene Balia, Once I had a love and it was a gas, 2022
Alice Pilusi, Valentine’s velvet cake, 2021
Ismael Alrozzi, Gas gift. Snow globe, 2013
Silvio Giordano, The Silver Mirror III, 2013
Silvia Mantellini Faieta, Red Light District, 2021
Silvia Paci, Seven deadly sins, 2020
Ettore Pinelli, An eventful session, Taipei (Green edge), 2021
Alessandra Pierelli, Doll’s House, 2012
Davide Sgambaro, Notes #1, 2022
Paola Gaggiotti, Get treated! Portrait of Really Spoken Phrases, 2022
Diego Dominici, Legami 01, Parafilia Series, 2022
Paolo Conrad Bercah, You Who Dare to Speak, 2021
Andrea Villa, Carrà, 2022
Ceresoli – Cosco, In Memory of Junko Furuta, (In loving memory series), 2022
Giovanna Torresin, Untitled, 2010
Silvia Argiolas, Boots Fetish, 2021
Gaia Contarino, Analyzing Clichés, 2022
Claudio Caporaso, Temptations, 2021
Angelo Farina, Interno 04, 2021
Rebor, Eme

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