UCCI UCCI
Salvatore Crucitti & Gloria Zeppilli
"An archive of extinction, a collection of what is disappearing, and specters of lost futures"
UCCI UCCI is an artistic research project born in 2020, founded and led by Gloria Zeppilli and Salvatore Crucitti, whose focus lies at the intersection of aesthetic, anthropological, ethnographic, and archival studies and practices.
UCCI UCCI develops theatrical and cinematic works, interventions, and installations, starting from fieldwork on specific groups, territories, and communities, with the aim of engaging with anthropic landscapes, subcultures, and hidden or near-extinct cultures that offer new perspectives on reality.
The projects and production processes take shape through interdisciplinary, relational, and interactive formats, involving researchers in the fields of anthropology, psychology, biology, and sociology.
BIO
In 2026, the duo takes part in the Malmö Community Biennale and presents their research at the Inter Arts Center in Malmö, Malmö Stadsteater, and the "Narrative XR Lab" at Visual Arena. In 2025, on the occasion of the European Capital of Culture Nova Gorica–Gorizia, they present the work "Okužba. Poročilo o kugi" at Kromberk Castle, with the support of 47_04, and bring HÓS to the 68th edition of the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto. In 2024, they are finalists at La Biennale College Teatro (La Biennale di Venezia) with "HÒS," win Mittelyoung at Mittelfest with Twisted World, and produce the film Crossing the Dragon with the support of Magic Carpets EU and Latitudo Art Projects. They found the scientific journal "IMPURE: Journal of Art and Anthropology" and are researchers at the Societas Raffaello Sanzio Historical Archive. In 2023, they present the solo exhibitions "Artificial Hells" at Quartier Am Hafen and "Sedimenti" at the Italian Cultural Institute in Cologne, and produce "Canto III" with LAB EUROPE, Osnabrück. In 2022, they win the ArtèEuropa award (European Parliament, Ragnarock association, Academy of Fine Arts in Rome) and receive a special mention at the Premio Scenario Infanzia. In 2021, they win the award for Best Performance at the 64th edition of the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto.