Deborah Ligorio, Survival Kit – Researcher Marcella 3/99, 2013, assemblage: kraft bubble envelope, tights, lemon, headphones, 4x17x 32cm. Private collection.

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.