Rebecca Moccia. Somewhere in the Room

– What if loneliness was a political issue,
rather than an individual one?
A collective feeling.
By directing pain toward its actual cause,
Could we turn it into a tool of struggle? 
(script from Ministries of Loneliness)

Loneliness can lead to physical and emotional stress, causing fatigue and inflammation. However, Moccia’s research and works note that if the world were to acknowledge the political significance of loneliness, it has the potential to be transformed into the warmth of a shared community, united in their struggles, albeit invisible. The series Cold as You Are (2022), a collection of thermal images depicting places, bodies and situations, explores this theme in depth.
Accompanying this series are Loneliness Scales, ceramic works conceived for the solo exhibition at the ICA Foundation in Milan in 2023. The non-fiction film Ministries of Loneliness (presented at the prestigious International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and winner of the ArteVisione prize at Careof Milan, 2022), together with the new site-specific installation How Often Do You Feel Heard and the large tapestry A Body In Flames, made in collaboration with Giovanni Bonotto and winner of the A Collection prize at ArtVerona2022, are also exhibited.