Benedetta Manfriani

Interdisciplinary visual artist working across voice, sound and participatory practices

Profile

Interdisciplinary visual artist investigating the voice as an aesthetic, relational and political medium within contemporary art.
Her practice develops through immersive installations, audiovisual works and participatory processes that translate collective vocal practices into spatial and visual forms, activating listening, co-creation and community-making.

Research Focus

Collective voice · Listening practices · Participatory art · Sound and spatial practices · Community-based processes

Selected Projects

CONfusion (2016–ongoing) — long-term participatory project and intercultural vocal ensemble, MAD – Murate Art District, Florence
Dupli-città (2025) — participatory photography project in a juvenile detention centre; editorial outcome in progress
Pieces for Peace (2025) — sound/audiovisual project in a women’s prison (Sollicciano)
QuaranTeens (2021) — international participatory sound installation (51 countries)
Orkestra Rosa (2020) — participatory vocal project in detention context

Selected Exhibitions

2025 — ACCORDI – Musica per la pace, Florence
2024 — Winterfeld Score, Museo Nazionale di Varsavia
2024 — MASTERPIECE (materpiece), MAD – Murate Art District
2021 — QuaranTeens, MAD – Murate Art District, Florence
2020 — Creative Confinement, Rochester Art Center
2018 — RIVERS, Museo Marino Marini

Collaborations

MAD – Murate Art District · Tempo Reale · Museo Nazionale di Varsavia · Rochester Art Center · Museo Marino Marini · COSPE

Education

Degree in Pedagogy, Università degli Studi di Firenze
Université Sorbonne, Paris (Erasmus)
Training in vocal practices (Faye Nepon, Monica Benvenuti, Roberto Laneri)

Contact

Email: benedettamanfriani67@gmail.com
Website: benedettamanfriani.com