“... aging woman and her elder dog, specifically me and my companion and research associate...”
Donna Haraway, Staying With The Trouble


BENEDETTA CASTRIOTO







Practice



My curatorial practice builds on the idea that how we do things matters just as much as what we do, and substantively influences the outcome of our work. I believe that the essence of curating is to build bridges, to connect ideas and people. To do that meaningfully, one has to interrogate the political and social dynamics of cultural production and fruition themselves.

I am passionate about multidisciplinary projects. In particular, I am interested in labor, social and environmental justice. Central themes in my work so far have been Land and Environmental Art (with a focus on practices in the Global South), Lefebvre’s theory of the production of space, institutional critique, the politics and philosophy of labor, and material culture.



Bio



Originally from Italy, I have been living and working in different parts of the world since 2011.
I began my journey in the field of cultural production as the Program Manager of Zoma Museum, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I have since led and consulted on projects in the US, Ethiopia, and the UK. Currently, I am based in Accra, Ghana.

I have an MA in Arts and Cultural Enterprise from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, and an MSc in Environment and Development from the London School of Economics.

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