Marco Introini and Emanuele Piccardo Photograph Los Angeles at Expowall

The exhibition 'Los Angeles Instant Landscape' at Expowall in Milan presents photographic works by Marco Introini and Emanuele Piccardo, both trained as architects. Introini focuses on the Los Angeles River, a 77-kilometer waterway largely unknown to locals, capturing its hidden infrastructure of bridges, viaducts, and dams amid wooden houses. He highlights its potential for urban renewal, referencing the 2017 LA River Downtown Design Dialogue competition for public use. Piccardo explores the city's diverse facets from dense urban areas to Death Valley, Hollywood, and references to pioneers, Land Art, and films like 'Blade Runner' and 'Short Cuts.' The duo uses black-and-white and color photography respectively, offering contrasting perspectives: Piccardo follows asphalt roads to the desert, while Introini reveals an almost invisible Los Angeles unfamiliar to European audiences.