Deborah Ligorio, Survival Kit – Researcher Marcella 1/99, 2012, assemblage: kraft bubble envelope, in-ear headphones, socks, rubber band, 27x13x12 cm.

Marcella is one of the many academics forming part of the so called “brain drain”. A young Italian researcher that despite a double MA couldn't find a payed position in Italy. After a number of unpaid internships she decided to move abroad.