The Tales of The Invisible Labour

A Visual Journey into the Hidden History of Women and Work

Tales of The Invisible Labour transforms forgotten histories into light and motion—a videomapping installation that challenges what we think we know about work, labor, and value itself. Through a radical feminist lens, the project weaves together fragments from Carla Lonzi’s incendiary pamphlet “Let’s Spit on Hegel” with rarely-seen archive footage and original cinematography.

Across five chapters, the film traces seven decades of Italian women’s struggle—from the rubble of post-war reconstruction to the precarious present. We excavated hidden gems from the Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento Operaio e Democratico, including Gillo Pontecorvo’s nearly-lost masterpiece Giovanna, and fused them with new footage shot specifically for this project.

The installation premiered at Casa Internazionale delle Donne—the International Women’s House in Rome—across three nights in February 2015. Four years later, it was showcased at Milan’s Fuori Salone 2019, where it anchored the Art-72 Rooms installation.

Born from a Rome Municipality grant, Tales of The Invisible Labour demands we reckon with the invisible forces that continue to shape our working lives today.