ALT A white text on a black background: “Ho notato quanto una certa parte di politici, commentatori, persone si irrigidiscano e infastidiscano quando sentono pronunciare la parola “patriarcato”. Quasi fosse una blasfemia o un oltraggio alla sensatezza. Questo fastidio è rivelatorio. Le parole ci permettono di descrivere quello che vediamo, ne cambiano la percezione, danno forma a parti del reale e – a volte – aiutano a spiegare e così facendo aiutano a capire. E quindi mi viene da ripeterla molto questa parola che sembra essere così fastidiosa, mi viene da duplicarla, lasciarle percorrere tracciati liberi e farla andare in giro consapevole del peso che porta, dei silenzi che riempie, degli angoli scuri che – pronunciata – illumina e chiarisce.”
ALT A data visualization showing the Barriers to reporting sexual violence — individual barriers. The graphic shows an intertwining of pink thick curved lines on a dark red background, each line is a barrier. Those are the data: 59.5% Fear of being blamed, of retaliation, of being disbelieved 42.9% Age at the time of the assault precluded reporting 14.6% Inability or denial to recognize the experience as a sexual assault 41% Endorses an internalized blame for the assault and resulting feeling of inadequacy 6.8% A desire to maintain privacy 17.6% Betrayal of mutual trust or romantic faith Source: “Barriers to Reporting Sexual Violence: A Qualitative Analysis of #WhyIDidntReport.”
ALT A visualization showing the Barriers to reporting sexual violence — interpersonal barriers. The graphic shows an intertwining of pink thick curved lines on a dark red background, each line is a barrier. Those are the data: 42.8% Receiving a negative response to disclosure from one’s informal support system as a barrier to reporting 34.1% Lacking power to report, or feeling inferior to the perpetrator 58.7% Knowing the perpetrator prior to the assault kept them from reporting Source: “Barriers to Reporting Sexual Violence: A Qualitative Analysis of #WhyIDidntReport.”
ALT A data visualization showing the Barriers to reporting sexual violence — sociocultural barriers. The graphic shows an intertwining of pink thick curved lines on a dark red background, each line is a barrier. Those are the data: 42.8% Receiving a negative response to disclosure from one’s informal support system as a barrier to reporting 34.1% Lacking power to report, or feeling inferior to the perpetrator 58.7% Knowing the perpetrator prior to the assault kept them from reporting Source: “Barriers to Reporting Sexual Violence: A Qualitative Analysis of #WhyIDidntReport.”
ALT A red text on a pink background: "To my friends who have never reported, to those who have, and to those who are doing it now: I love you."
ALT A picture of me next to a data visualization that is part of the exhibition The Circle, by Luca Locatell
ALT A detail from a printed data visualization from the visualization exhibition.
ALT A photograph of a room part of the exhibition. It shows a detail from a printed data visualization and the photographs by Luca Locatelli
ALT A detail from an interactive screen with three data visualizations
ALT Tre dettagli delle tre visualizzazioni di dati acquisite dal MoMA nella sua collezione permanente
ALT La pagina web del programma “A3 il formato dell’Arte” di Rai Radio 3, da cui si può ascoltare la puntata. Il titolo dell’episodio è “Arte italiana nella Grande Mela”
ALT An abstract image recalling an iris: there is a brown circle, inside it there are many pink radial curved elements and at the center a black circle recalling a pupil. Inside the “pupil” there is a text: “I see you”.
ALT Black text on a white background: “The marvelous activist and writer Michela Murgia said that one becomes a feminist due to a personal wound, and for me, it has been so. I have wounds of various shapes and sizes that have evolved over the years: they have begun to study each other, approach each other and touch each other. Through their interweaving, they have created fabrics that have allowed me to recognize them better as part of a whole - no longer as individual entities. For a long time, that's how I'd thought of them: isolated causes of disappointment or sadness, anxiety, and anger. Motives disconnected from one another, not attributable to a broader reason.”
ALT Black text on a white background: “Over time, by reading, listening, and studying, I've come to understand that the broader reason behind many of these wounds finds a solution in an intersectional feminist approach. The obstacles and difficulties that people encounter are multiple and can be attributed to various aspects, one of which is gender. However, recognizing the diversity of these aspects is crucial - and that is why intersectionality is important to me. I say this fully aware that I am a heterosexual white woman, I had the opportunity to study and I can work. Why am I talking about this?”
ALT Black text on a white background: “Because over time, recognizing the motives behind my wounds has helped me understand them better and made me feel less alone. For now, I am only talking about my work. There have been several instances where my appearance - being a relatively young woman - clearly negatively influenced people's attitudes toward me. I got angry and frustrated, and I still do. I realize how much more energy is required for me to gain respect compared to a man. I also know how fortunate I am. I have a fulfilling career, received beautiful recognitions, and through my work, I have encountered amazing people. I can only hope that things continue this way.”