Porn actress at the museum: a performance at CAM in Casoria to smell Valentina Nappi

An initiative that is sure to cause discussion is the one taking place at the CAM - Contemporary Art Museum in Casoria (Naples) on June 17, which has summoned the well-known porno actress Valentina Nappi for a “body performance” with a more than programmatic title: Annusa Valentina Nappi. What might seem the dream of any fetish lover is presented by the Campania museum as an event that “takes its cue from the evocative capacity of the sense of smell to reflect on the boundaries between aesthetic and sensory dimensions.”

An “artistic action,” the museum defines it, which, moreover, will also have musical accompaniment, with its ambient and dilated electronic duo KAMAAK performing live tracks from their latest ep, Imperfect Disconnect. But what does the performance consist of? The museum explains: “Smells help us recognize reality and categorize what is good and what is dangerous, smelling means going back and remembering what you learned as a child or looking for new definitions for new smells. Thus the body of the hard actress, Valentina Nappi, prepared with essences by chef Pasquale Trotta, will offer itself to the olfactory experience of the audience by enacting, through odorous molecules, a correspondence to atavistic knowledge, memories and the very definition of reality. The relationship established through Valentina Nappi’s body between the audience and their own sensations will be reported on sheets that will contribute to the documentation/installation of the performance.”

In short, for ten euros those who book can have the opportunity to smell Valentina Nappi’s body (the price, moreover, also includes a welcome drink). The event is part of a series of CAM events related to the senses and centered on artistic actions, music, videos and exhibitions. For those who would like more information (or to make reservations, since there is an obligation to reserve a place for their nose), a special Facebook event has been created.

This is not the first time Casoria’s CAM has turned to porn to engage the public. In 2013, the small museum in Campania had gained international notoriety for opening an exhibition in which the erotic frescoes of Pompeii were “reinterpreted” by flesh-and-blood actors and actresses who assumed the same poses (obviously strictly nude and caught in explicit acts) as the ancient inhabitants of the Vesuvian city. Will Valentina Nappi be able to replicate that success?

In the photo, Valentina Nappi

Porn actress at the museum: a performance at CAM in Casoria to smell Valentina Nappi

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