In corpo presente, literally translating to “in the present body” is the new collective educational project developed at IED Florence (
@ied_firenze ), the Florentine campus of one of Europe’s leading design institutions.
Conceived as a pedagogical and artistic platform centred on physical presence, embodiment and lived experience in creative practice, the project was presented by director Benedetta Lenzi (
@benedetta_lenzi ) alongside a group of artists and creatives whose work spans photography, performance and contemporary fashion: Jacopo Benassi (
@benassijacopo ), known for his raw, visceral photographic language; Sabato De Sarno (
@sabato.desarno ), whose approach to fashion is grounded in emotional realism and intimacy; and SISSI (
@iosissi ), whose performative practice explores the body as both subject and medium.
In corpo presente is a collaborative educational project developed at IED Florence, bringing together students from fashion, photography, design and visual arts in hands-on workshops where the body becomes the central tool of creative research. Through movement, textile experimentation, sound and image-making, participants turn physical experience into artistic and performative projects, guided by Benassi, De Sarno and SISSI. The focus is on process, collaboration and learning through practice.
This collective interview gathers the voices of the project’s protagonists, offering a shared reflection on presence, interdisciplinarity, responsibility, and freedom
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@xritamorenax 
