Unpae

Unpae is a non-profit organization that operates in the field of contemporary visual culture. The organization was primarily born as a residency program, then it has become a platform for artists, curators, designers, and researchers of all kinds who come together to explore and develop new forms of fluid practices. The platform encourages freedom of being and doing, but also fosters emotional connections between people. Over the years, Unpae has developed a special sensibility for performative acts, multimedia production, and editorial practices. Residents engage with the town's unique landscape and are welcomed by its people and animals to respectfully inhabit the place for a short time. While the bonds with the mountain village are strong and the residency program is the foundation of Unpae, most projects are carried on by a network of local, Italian, and European cultural operators beyond geographical boundaries. The aim is to explore the territory, re-read the regional reality through an external gaze, and create new relationships between country-mountain territory-guests-local inhabitants. The organization seeks to create a network that can be useful in the development of ideas. Unpae is a project that educates the free exchange of ideas and knowledge between people from different backgrounds and belonging to different generations. The short-term expected results of these projects include increasing the possibilities for young artists to work in a non-urban context, bringing artists into contact with the local community, and bringing together local culture and new forms of expression. The long-term expected results include creating a network between the most culturally active centers and the periphery to allow everyone direct access to cultural events.