Annalaura di Luggo (b. 1970) was born in Naples, where she lives and works. After experimenting with painting, she shifted towards multimedia, photography, video, and film direction. Her works and installations blend technology with craftsmanship, creating an engaging dialogue with the viewer, who often becomes part of the experience. This interaction prompts reflection on social and environmental issues.
Annalaura’s work addresses themes such as human rights (Never Give Up, Juvenile Detention Center of Nisida; Human Rights Vision for the Kennedy Foundation in New York), blindness (Blind Vision, presented at the United Nations and the Italian Consulate in New York), the animal world (Sea Visions / 7 Points of View), and nature and biodiversity (Genesis, for the 58th Venice Biennale).
Her public art project Napoli Eden used recycled aluminum to create four monumental site-specific installations throughout the city of Naples. The initiative sparked important conversations around sustainability and social inclusion and inspired the documentary film Napoli Eden, directed by Bruno Colella, which follows the project's creative journey. The film was qualified for Oscar “Consideration” in 2021 in the Best Documentary Feature category.
Recycled aluminum and the monumentality is central in Collòculi > We Are Art, an immersive sculptural iris that transmits multimedia content. The installation premiered at the Fondazione Banco Napoli and later at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples (MANN). The making of Collòculi became the focus of the documentary We Are Art – Through the Eyes of Annalaura, directed by the artist herself. Blending video art and experimental cinema, the film was qualified for Oscar “Consideration” in 2023 in the categories Best Documentary Feature and Best Original Song.
In 2024–2025, she created Oculus-Spei, an interactive multimedia installation designed for the Pantheon in Rome. Presented under the patronage of the Jubilee and the Italian Ministry of Culture, the work was later exhibited at the Museo de’ Medici in Florence and the Chapel of the Holy Shroud at the Royal Museums of Turin.
Recent solo exhibitions include Multum animo vidit at PAN–Palazzo delle Arti Napoli; Oscurità e sommersione at the Monumental Complex of Lo Steri in Palermo; Collòculi / Intro-Spectio at the National Roman Museum–Baths of Diocletian; and Collòculi @Pompeii at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. Her work is represented by numerous galleries in Italy and internationally, with the JUS Museum / Contemporary Arts (Naples) playing a key role in promoting her art through public and private exhibitions and major international art fairs.
She has produced permanent installations for institutions such as the P. Colosimo Institute Museum (Naples), the Prison Museum (Nisida), JUS Museum | Palazzo Calabritto (Naples), the Academy of Medical Sciences “Giovanni Filippo Ingrassia” (Palermo), and the Museo de’ Medici (Florence). Her temporary and interactive works have been shown in venues including the United Nations (New York), MANN (Naples), Fondazione Banco Napoli (Naples and Chieti), the Genoa International Boat Show, the Baths of Diocletian (Rome), the Pantheon (Rome), the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, and the Royal Museums of Turin. These works often aim to transform the viewer’s perception of space and reality.
Her practice has been extensively written about by leading art critics and international voices in culture and the arts, including Paco Barragán, Raisa Clavijo, Hap Erstein, Timothy Hardfield, Stephen Knudsen, Paul Laster, Ivan D’Alberto, Stefano Biolchini, Francesco Gallo, Irene Galuppo, Aldo Gerbino, Giulia Gueci, Angelo Mistrangelo, Marcello Palminteri, Demetrio Paparoni, Gabriele Perretta, Nicoletta Provenzano, Antonello Tolve, Vincenzo Trione, and Andrea Viliani.
Monographs and catalogues on her work have been published by Artem, Artium Publishing, Giannini Editore, JUS Museum Edizioni, Sala Editori, and Silvana Editoriale.
Her artworks are held in public and private collections both in Italy and abroad.
