CHIEDEvano

Twelve prints show twelve different ways women have been killed by their loved ones. The methods have been obtained from a document published by ISTAT “Analisi delle sentenze di Femminicidio Ministero di Giustizia” (1). The content of the print has been based on a document published by CAD Brescia, an association aiding women in difficult situations (2). The print is the denounce of violence presented by a woman to the local police force. Each detail of the work wants to highlight the fragility of women that ask for help. The prints have been mounted on cork panels with pins, to reveal the fragility of the work. A transposition of the fragilities of women requesting for help. The title of the work is composed by two parts “CHIEDE” (she asks) and “vano” (vain), to highlight the uselessness of the request. The prints have been made using the Japanese technique of mokuhanga.
Each print, after having been made, has been killed by different methods: burned, drowned, cut into pieces, stabbed, hit with a hammer, disfigured with caustic soda, shot, beaten by hands, strangled, poisoned, run over with a car, and beaten with a wooden stick.

Burned

The print has been burned using a match. The fire has been extinguished only after half of the Japanese paper disappeared.

Drowned

The print has been submerged in water for a long time. Despite having used watercolour, the ink did not dissolve. The worn look of the print is due to the drying of the work.

Cut into pieces

The print has been ripped in pieces.

Stabbed

The press was stabbed using a large kitchen knife. Strangled The print has been strangled, squeezing it between the

Poisoned

The print has been treated with an extract from the tree Taxus Baccata, known as the death tree. This print should not be touched with bare hands, due to its potential danger.

Run over with a car

Run over with a car The print has been run over with a car.

Beaten with a wooden stick

The print has been beaten with a wood

Shot

The print has been shot at the Verona shooting club T.N.S. The artist thanks Davide and all the T.N.S. staff. which allowed the realisation of this work.

Beaten

The print has beaten by hands.

hit with a hammer

The print has been hit with an hammer

Disfigured with caustic soda

The print has been disfigured with caustic soda

Strangled

The print has been strangled

These works have been exhibited during the following exhibitions: PERSOnAM (StudioLab, Pavona di Castel Gandolfo, Rome) and 1522 (multiple locations: StudioLab 138, Pavona di Castel Gandolfo; Rocca Colonna, Castelnuovo di Porto; Chiesa di San Severo al Pendino, Napoli; Sala Orsini di Palazzo Chigi, Formello) (3).