Lucia
Barbagallo
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"Pippa's Bogie" is a film centered on an empty building nestled in a town by Lake Como. Initially intended to be an innovative commercial space in the heart of the town, rising prices and the financial crisis have left this structure abandoned. I have walked past this site numerous times, each visit steeped in a profound sense of the emptiness that it exudes. With a specific focus on architecture as a form of sculpture, I chose to delve into the semi-functionality of this building, examining its relationship with the surrounding human and material landscapes. My perspective navigates the realms of poetry and politics, utopia and reality, ultimately experiencing it as a ship adrift in a poorly planned environment—one where historical buildings have been demolished, and ancient art has been ruthlessly destroyed in favor of the semi-new.