Made in Italy (behind the scene) – infographic performance by Isacco Chiaf
As a conclusion to our stay in Milan, Isacco Chiaf performed his piece Made in Italy (behind the scene), which he had been expanding and improving during the two months at Careof.
The project consists of a six-acts performance, which depicts the background and the hidden illicit side of a specific production sector in Italy – the small arms industry. In particular, the piece operates an analysis of the Italian multinational company Beretta, mapping the globalised structure of the company and the multiple connections that exist between this business and the world of Italian politics.
The project’s aim is to inform the audience by using theatrical means and infographic objects, which assume form and meaning in front of the audience as the performance evolves. What may look like an untidy mass of objects in the first place, turns out to be an animated visualization where statistics, words, sounds, video projections and maps interact with each other in order to stimulate the attention of the audience.