The Italian Cultural Institute presents Sick Sad Blue, an exhibition based on the creative research of young Italian photographer Federica Sasso and her friendship with clairenough, a woman in her early twenties with a five-year history of anorexia.
Federica met clairenough in 2015, during a study on the world of post-adolescents. An initial camaraderie quickly developed into friendship: Federica, 24, and clairenough, 23, began to write to each other and meet in person, even when clairenough's illness sent her first to a psychiatric ward and then to an inpatient clinic for eating disorders.
“Sick Sad Blue” is how clairenough describes herself on Instagram and this became the title of the project, which documents a year of friendship as clairenough tackles the difficult road to recovery.
Federica has organized the exhibition from two points of view: her photos of clairenough, taken during visits to the hospital and time spent together outside the clinic; and the photos and words clairenough posts about herself on social media, primarily Instagram and Facebook. The portrait that emerges is of a young woman obsessed with her image, who loves flowers and fashion while being fully aware of her suffering.
"Sick Sad Blue" is told in two voices: for Federica, it's a professional assignment that evolved into personal reflection and emotional involvement, while for clairenough it's an opportunity to challenge herself and be seen for who she really is.
Dates: Thursday, May 30, 2019 - Friday, July 19, 2019
Time: From 1:48 pm To 8:00 pm
Organized by : IIC Melbourne
