Riccardo Giacconi studied visual arts at Università IUAV di Venezia. He teaches at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Boston. He co-founded the listening festival Helicotrema and the sound storytelling lab Botafuego. His work has been presented in various exhibitions in Italy and abroad, and his films have been shown at several festivals, including FID Marseille, where he won the Grand Prix of the international competition in 2015.

Giancarlo Grossi is a researcher at Università Cattolica di Milano. His studies explore, from a media archaeology perspective, the intersection between cinema, mind sciences, and visual culture. Among his publications are the books Le regole della convulsione. Archeologia del corpo cinematografico (Meltemi, 2017) and La notte dei simulacri. Sogno, cinema, realtà virtuale (Johan & Levi, 2021).

Cristina Mattiucci is Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Technique at the Department of Architecture of Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II. Since the beginning of her research career, she has worked at the intersection of urban planning, urbanism, and Critical Urban Studies. Her most recent research focuses on: the urban in relation to space and society, controversies and governance in/of urban transformation processes, dwelling, and the housing question.

Martina Melilli is a multidisciplinary artist, filmmaker, and cultural practitioner. Her work is process-based and research-oriented, inspired by an anthropological and documentary approach. She holds a Master’s degree in Visual Arts from Università IUAV di Venezia and studied documentary and experimental cinema at the Luca School of Arts in Brussels. Her work has been widely screened at major international film festivals.

Claudia Vattiato is a psychologist and member of Jonas Italia, coordinator of Telemaco Milano. She works in the psychoanalytic clinic of adolescence at Telemaco Milano and in adult psychoanalytic practice at Jonas Bergamo. Alongside her clinical activity, she is interested in the dialogue between art, psychoanalysis, and new technologies.

Waiting Room Residency is produced by Tiring House and Jonas Trento, and curated by Luca Bertoldi, Giusi Campisi, and Sara d’Alessandro Manozzo.
2023 Partners: Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Scienze dell’informazione dell’Università di Trento, Nuovo Cineforum Rovereto, and Biennale urbana.
ITEM is made with the support of Fondazione Caritro, PAT, and Comune di Trento.

Image: Driant Zeneli, It would not be possible to leave planet earth unless gravity existed, 2017, Full HD Video, color, audio, one channel, 13'41'', courtesy the artist.