2026 ITALY
LOOPS-EXPANDED IN PISA
8 OCTOBER 2026, 9 pm
FESTIVAL ONDAVIDEO
RITUALS. International video selection from “Loops-Expanded” 2026
Cinema Arsenale Pisa. Sala Grande
Ondavideo presents for «Il Giardino del video»2026
RITUALS
October 8th, 9pm, free entrance, cinema Arsenale, Pisa
- Live Music by Federico Nardella
- International video selection from Loops.Expanded 2026
Ondavideo represents Italy in the international network “Loops-Expanded,” dedicated to videos that—drawing on cinematic traditions—use repetition as a linguistic element or as inspiration for narratives dominated by rituality, recurring motifs, echoes, and mirror effects. Each year, a selection is presented from among the many works submitted (over one hundred for 2026), which each curator chooses specifically for their country’s exhibition venue. The works range from echoes and rituals tied to exile and return to an obsessive focus on gestures and actions that reflect our times; this selection also features a particularly prominent role for women.
The Loops.Expanded program:
Leonardo Gracés, Maquinal, 4’07”, Argentina
Pierre Ajavon, Fixing a Hole, 3’, France
Eunice Pais, Rosa/Zita, Un espaço liminal, 17’28”, Portugal
Stein Hennings, My World, 2’30”, Norway
Guest works:
Martha Rosler, Semiotics of the Kitchen, 6’30”, USA, 1975
MW, Funtion, 1’43”, and Clean Tech, 2’12”, Portugal
