Annalaura di Luggo(I)

Annalaura di Luggo is is a multimedia artist, performer and director based in Naples. In 2019 she is invited to 58th Venice Biennale with the work of art Genesis and in 2018 to the United Nations for her solo show Blind Vision. Fusing aesthetics, performance, and multimedia technology, the artist creates visually striking works that incite dialogue about social issues. She has, with dexterity and empathy, tackled incarceration ("Never Give Up"), environmental issues ("Sea Visions / 7 Viewpoints"), human rights ("Human Rights Vision", for Kennedy Foundation), and blindness ("Blind Vision multimedia installation and award winning documentary based on the artist's enlightening journey with visually impaired people "). Annalaura di Luggo was protagonist of the TV series Giving Back Generation with Selena Gomez, Nina Dobrev, Sofia Carson and Emma Marrone. To create Napoli Eden, her last artistic project, di Luggo used recycled aluminum to construct four site-specific monumental installations open to the public that encouraged debate on sustainability in her hometown, Naples. This project inspired the dictor Bruno Colella in the creation of the docu-film Napoli Eden, which tells the life and works of the artist. This cinematic odyssey was qualified "Film d'essai" and was selected by the MAECI (Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) as part of the "Project for the Promotion of the Country of Italy in the World", for its inspiring art and social contents. It was awarded as best documentary at Impact DOCS Awards California, Hollywood Gold Awards 2020, L'Age d'or international Arthouse Film Festival 2020, Venice Film Awards 2020 and at Social World Film Festival 2020. Annalaura di Luggo has received praise for her work from the public, major art critics, and prominent international figures from the world of art, culture and entertainment such as the Special mention by the critical jury of the Social World film Festival 2020, the Rising Star Award at the Fort Myers International Film Festival 2019 and a special award at 58th Art Venice Biennale 2019. She is the CEO of Annydi Productions conceived as a centre of production and promotion of experimental films, documentaries, docufilms, pieces of video art and interactive installations. By building bridges between specialised technicians and artists, Annydi Productions managed to produce works of significant social and cultural relevance and present them in the most important national and international festivals, where they have received numerous prizes and awards In 2018 "Blind Vision", directed by Nanni Zedda, was awarded Best Documentary at Niagara Falls International Film Festival (Niagara Falls, NY) by Hollywood producer and director Stanley Isaacs and Best Documentary at the Fort Myers Film Festival in 2019. Blind Vision was also screened at the United Nations during the CRPD 2018 (Conference on Rights of Persons with Disabilities).