Imaginary Interview with Antonioni's Camera from Blow-Up
An imaginary interview with the camera used by Michelangelo Antonioni in the 1966 film Blow-Up, conducted by Lucrezia Costa as part of a Critical Writing course at NABA – Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (academic year 2019/2020), was published on Artribune in June 2020. The camera, personified, discusses its relationship with the photographer Thomas, its disdain for the notion that photography documents truth, and its preference for color photography as a means to create ambiguity. It reveals a power struggle with Thomas, claiming it knows what is captured on film before development and deliberately creates chaos to undermine the photographer's control. The interview was part of a series organized by the Comune di Milano to promote Italian cinema history following the reopening of cinemas after quarantine, focusing on films from the 1960s.
Key facts
- Interview published on Artribune in June 2020.
- Written by Lucrezia Costa for a Critical Writing course at NABA (2019/2020).
- Personifies the camera from Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film Blow-Up.
- Camera claims photography does not document truth but creates ambiguous images.
- Camera prefers color photography for its complexity.
- Camera describes a power struggle with photographer Thomas.
- Part of a Comune di Milano initiative to promote Italian cinema after quarantine.
- Focus on 1960s Italian films.
Entities
Artists
- Michelangelo Antonioni
- Lucrezia Costa
- Thomas (fictional character)
Institutions
- Artribune
- NABA – Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti
- Comune di Milano
Locations
- Milano
- Italy