Ketty La Rocca

Performance of Ketty La Rocca's text Dal momento in cui... by Giordano Falzoni, at the 1973 Rome Quadriennale.

Performance of Ketty La Rocca's text Dal momento in cui... by Giordano Falzoni, at the 1973 Rome Quadriennale.

[Following overview courtesy of Art Basel] Appendice per una supplica shows a pair of male and female hands against a black background gesticulating an entire repertoire of possible meanings and interpersonal tensions. The film reveals La Rocca’s attempt at developing a language that is not pre-coded by society. This dealing with the social construction of meaning was influenced by her work for Italian television, where she created and presented shows for deaf-mute persons. It is the very first film in art history showing manual gestures.