Rotten Sharks

Alterazioni Video

31 october - 27 february 2026

Following an accident that destroys their facilities, a group of oil rig workers seizes an old fishing boat. Organizing themselves as a pirate crew under the command of a blind captain, they begin to roam the northern seas. Upon reaching a small island - where the end of the whaling season is being celebrated - they mingle with the local villagers. In the dead of night, they break into several homes, slaughter the men, and abduct the youngest and most beautiful women before vanishing, setting a course for the south.


Rotten Sharks will be on view at Guido Costa Projects, Via Mazzini 24, Turin, from Saturday, October 31, 2026, to Saturday, February 27, 2027, during gallery hours or by appointment.


Alterazioni Video is an italian artist collective founded in 2004, know for its interdisciplinary research spanning contemporary art, architecture, cinema and landscape. The group develops experimental projects that challenge the boundaries between art and daily life, with a particular focus on marginal territories, urban transformation, and spontaneous form of architecture. Through installations, videos, and interventions in public space, Alterazioni Video offers an ironic and critical interpretation of contemporary society. Among their most significant projects is Incompiuto - an investigation into public works in Italy that were never completed, reinterpreted here as a distinct contemporary architectural style. The collective has participated in major international events, including the Venice Biennale and Manifesta, gainig recognition for an original language that blends artistic experimentation, social critique, and contemporary imagery.

Original title Rotten Sharks
Original language English
Country of production Italy
Year 2024-2025
Duration 24 min
Technical specification b/w
Genre pirats
Director Alterazioni Video
Story Filippo Anniballi
Script Alterazioni Video, Filippo Anniballi
Production Fondazione Paul Thorel
Executive produce Guido Costa, Sara Dolfi Agostini
Production manager Justyna Szimanska
Music Alterazioni Video, Travis McCoy Fuller
Camera operator Joe Lee Bennet
Supervisors Davide Giannella, Travis McCoy Fuller, Diego Pascal, Panarello, Alberto Varone
AI specialist Marco Barsottini
AI assistents Gabriel Croso, Chiara Guillet
Sound technician Gabriel Croso
Keyboards Michelangelo Mazzari
Female vocals Francesca Acquadoro, Cecilia Labidi
Technical support Gaspare Rasca
Photographs used in the bar scenes Ander Petersen


Cast
In order of appearance

° Filippo Anniballi
° Giacomo Porfiri
° Andrea Masu
° Paololuca Barbieri Marchi
° Matteo Erenbourg
° Alberto Caffarelli
° Travis McCoy Fuller
° Andrea Sassi
° Arto Ushan
° Michelangelo Mazzari
° Marco Barsottini
° Giovanni De Donà
° Alberto Varone
° Davide Giannella
° Diego Pascal Panarello
° Ragnar Kjartasson
° David Pòr Jònsson

Narrator Filippo Anniballi

Rotten Sharks was produced in 2024-2025 during the Residency in Naples of Alterazioni Video, winners of the Third Edition of the Paul Thorel Award

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