Sparks

“I am interested in the sense of responsibility, which I put in the hands of children: their firm belief in their visions and ideas of the future. I believe in a utopia-in-the-making as a social objective, even if it remains intangible and incomprehensible.” –Francesca Grilli

How often do you completely surrender to a child?

Sparks creates a space where the usual power relationships between the child and the adult are inverted. The children become oracles; bearers of mystical knowledge; wielders of magical powers.

As you enter the space, you encounter a community of oracles – a group of local children who have studied palmistry and the art of divination. Their faces are hidden behind masks but you can hear their voices. How does it feel to have a child tell you your destiny?

Francesca Grilli is an artist working in the fields of visual and performing arts. She moves between private elements and the spectators’ space of action, drawing viewers into a boundless space of physical and emotional involvement – often an ambiguous and unsettling territory. Grilli’s poetics highlight the complexities of intimate stories with maximum intensity. Her video and performance works are supported by the element of sound, which she considers the most effective means of communicating directly with the personal and collective unconscious.