Olimpia

In the name of security, ceremonies are designed to reaffirm trust in institutions. The staging of order requires an audience to legitimize it, and in this choreography of authority, the collective perception of power is shaped. In recent years, demonstrations in sports venues have become showcases where the spectacularization of control is rehearsed, training transformed into a pedagogical narrative.

The images in OLIMPIA record police exhibitions in Olympic stadiums and sports centers before school audiences. The material comes from fragments found on the internet and photographed against the screen. The archive contains institutional recordings, local press reports, and improvised recordings by teachers. What emerges is a technical display supported by spotlights and a measured script, a ritual that turns the sports venue into a stage where authority reinforces its own narrative and offers it as proof of protection.