First 3 shots from Il Confine è ortogonale al transito.

A project by Giovanni Morbin with Canedicoda, Modou Gueye, Dimenava Kouyate, Mouhamadou Ndiaye, Mor Ndiaye, Aliou Diop, Maabsa Gassama, Hassan Aftis, Cheik Thioune, Balla Nar Ndiaye, Mame Diba Diop, Dieynaba Kouyate, Aliou Ndiaye, Rufin Doh, Seydi Diougouna, Birane Gueye, Francesco Bertocco, Christophe Fellai, Alan Chies, Gabriele Grotto, Cyril Delachaux, Peter Schreuder, produced by Viafarini DOCVA (Patrizia Brusarosco, Simone Frangi, Giulio Verago) and ECAV Ecole Cantonale d’Art du Valais (Sibylle Omlin, Federica Martini) with the support of Pro Helvetia (Viavai – Contrabbando culturale Svizzera-Lombardia). Thanks to Bonotto spa and Marsèll.
September 21st 2014, Sempione – Confine di stato.

Those portraits below are from Alan Chies.

In my point of view this project is a political and art action. The first step was made by Giovanni Morbin but everything became possible with the help, the partecipation and the will of other 20 persons. The idea was to organize a catwalk on the border between Italy and Swiss. The performer who crossed the costumes were people who lived the experience of moving abroad from the original state to another country with all the difficulty and legal complication that this fact can bring. We did 2 days of workshop with a group of 13 senegalese people talking together about our personal stories and discussing also the meaning of border. I did all the clothes for the catwalk, exchanging feelings and ideas with the senegalese performers. During the workshop and later at the performance we collected a lot of material so i’m sure soon or later there will be a second step and the occasion to present the complete process.