Jason Shulman's Fast Forward: Silence Through Cinematic Abstraction in Rome
London-based artist Jason Shulman presents 'Fast Forward', the first chapter of his 'Trilogia del Silenzio', at White Noise Gallery in Rome. Using extremely long photographic exposures, he compresses entire films into single abstract images, reducing movement to color fields where recognizable elements occasionally emerge. The series references filmmakers such as Pier Paolo Pasolini, Dario Argento, Sergio Leone, Paolo Sorrentino, Luchino Visconti, and Federico Fellini. Shulman's central obsession is creating silence—by negating sound through the fast-forward function, which advances time while muting audio. The exhibition comprises thirteen large-format photographs, each with distinct chromatic dominants inspired by different genres and moods. The work admires the empirical method of science applied to art.
Key facts
- Jason Shulman is a London-based artist.
- The exhibition is titled 'Fast Forward'.
- It is the first chapter of the 'Trilogia del Silenzio'.
- The show takes place at White Noise Gallery in Rome.
- Shulman uses extremely long photographic exposures to compress entire films into single images.
- The works reference filmmakers Pasolini, Argento, Leone, Sorrentino, Visconti, and Fellini.
- The concept explores silence by negating sound through fast-forward.
- The exhibition includes thirteen large-format photographs.
Entities
Artists
- Jason Shulman
Institutions
- White Noise Gallery
Locations
- Rome
- Italy