MASTER CLASS "Scripting the Self and the Collective: Approaching the Colonial Archive" with ALESSANDRA FERRINI

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MASTER CLASS "Scripting the Self and the Collective: Approaching the Colonial Archive" with ALESSANDRA FERRINI

January 26-29, 2026

This workshop explores how scripting can be used across different artistic media, while also addressing the ethical issues that arise when working with colonial archives and materials.

Students are asked to bring an archival photograph that reflects colonial dynamics. This image will act as a starting point for our work, raising questions such as: How do we engage with sensitive material? How do we position ourselves in relation to it?

A central theme will be positionality: considering how each of us locates ourselves within our own practice, as well as within the institutions and spaces we inhabit.

We will experiment with hybrid approaches to scripting, particularly those that combine writing, research, and performance, such as performative lectures and essay filmmaking. Students will develop both individual and collaborative scripts.

The workshop will focus on voice and enunciation: how ideas are spoken and presented, together with critical engagement with documentary material and montage. Our work will culminate in a collective script for a performative lecture.

Sessions will include writing exercises, practical activities, group readings, and discussions, while introducing students to research-based approaches to art practice.

BIO ALESSANDRA FERRINI: Alessandra Ferrini is an Italian-born, UK-based artist, researcher and educator whose work investigates the enduring legacies of Italian colonialism and Fascism. Her practice spans moving image, installation and performance-lecture, as well as writing, publishing and education. Her work has been included in group exhibitions and international film programmes. She was awarded the Maxxi Bvlgari Prize in 2022, and in 2024 she participated in the 60th Venice Art Biennale’s International Exhibition. She holds a BA in Fine Art and an MA in Visual Culture, both from the University of Westminster (London), and a practice-based PhD from the University of the Arts London.

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