Reciprocity

I see myself as someone who opens spaces for encounter. Born in Rome, raised in Hamburg, I have always moved between different contexts. Early on, I learned to listen—not only to what is said, but also to what lies in between, to the unspoken. My queer and migrant perspective shapes how I see the world and act within it. It has taught me that connections often exist before we name them. And it has made me sensitive to the question: How can we be more just with one another? Not as an abstract ideal, but in the everyday, in shared spaces, in concrete encounters. I prefer working with others, in teams and collectives where different voices and experiences enrich each other. Since 2024, I have been part of the art collective Alternative Monument, where I work as dramaturg with international artists on the project 'Alternative Monument for Germany'. This kind of collaboration runs through my entire practice—whether with artists like Slavs & Tatars, MILM2, or Siska, in outreach programs between Berlin and Beirut, or in the residency program with the Benin-City National Museum. For over two decades, I have been translating this attitude into curatorial projects, cultural mediation, and DEI consulting. My interdisciplinary studies in philosophy, aesthetics, and archival sciences in Rome gave me theoretical tools, but the real work always emerges in dialogue, in shared movement with others. My approach is process-oriented and participatory. Drawing from my own experiences, I work alongside marginalized people whose voices are often too little heard: I have developed programs with different people with disabilities, different communities and groups—always in direct collaboration, never over their heads. Since 2025, I have been leading the working group 'Museum and Inclusion' at Haus Bastian, where we develop intersectional perspectives. What drives me is the conviction that justice begins in encounters at eye level—between people with different backgrounds, between art and life, between different forms of knowledge. I try to open spaces where differences can become productive and where the seemingly missing becomes an invitation to think something new together.