How can architecture defy stark materialism and open up to porousness and the unexpected? What does the resurgence in the interest in magic and ritual tell us about the future?

Therapeutical Infrastructures is the second part of a conversation between philosopher and writer Federico Campagna, and filmmaker and visual artist Chiara Ambrosio. Following the first episode Reality as Magic, Chiara tells us more about the intriguing Neapolitan cult of Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio, Federico talks hospitality and finding therapeutical effects in non-human entities such as books, and reflects on where to find the ineffable in our contemporary cities.

Federico Campagna is a philosopher and writer based in London. His research combines metaphysics, theology and cultural studies, with the aim of exploring fundamental strategies for emancipation in the 21st century.

Chiara Ambrosio is a filmmaker and visual artist based in London, working with animation, documentary, sound and the printed matter.

Curated and hosted by Andrea Cetrulo

Intro music by William Messenger and Sophrosyne

Illustration by Sophie Rogers for Theatrum Mundi

Design by Marcos Villalba