Curated by Francesca Ceccherini, the IIC Istituto Italiano di Cultura of Zurich presents at the Kunsthalle Winterthur a preview of the video work Verdrängung by Francesco Bertocco (*1983, artist and filmmaker) who intersects the documentary genre with scientific research. Presented for the first time in Switzerland on 11 May 2022, with a screening and a talk that sees the participation of the artist and neuroscientist Gaia Risso (*1991, psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist), Verdrängung addresses the issue of the removal of memory as a therapeutic action.
Verdrängung was created thanks to Cantica21, an initiative that promotes Italian contemporary art abroad organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Culture. The work becomes part of the collection of Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna, partner of the project.