Mario Cresci's photography explores time and memory in two Rome exhibitions
Two concurrent exhibitions in Rome examine Mario Cresci's photographic research, centered on time and memory. At the Galleria Matèria, the series 'Analogie e Memoria' uses photocopies to manipulate photographic material, replacing the camera with the photocopier as an anonymous modern tool. The exhibition also features the film 'Cronistorie' (c. 1970), evoking Freud's 'Das Unheimliche' and Buñuel's 'Un Chien Andalou'. At the Istituto Centrale per la Catalogazione e la Documentazione (ICCD), Cresci confronts portraits of peasants from Puglia and Lucania with classical statuary from the Gabinetto Fotografico Nazionale archive, manipulating images with contemporary tools. Recurring gold color symbolizes alchemical transformation of the self (Jung) and immutable time. The exhibitions run in Rome in 2020.
Key facts
- Mario Cresci was born in Chiavari in 1942.
- The exhibition at Galleria Matèria includes the series 'Analogie e Memoria' using photocopies.
- The film 'Cronistorie' was shot around 1970.
- The ICCD exhibition features classical statuary from the Gabinetto Fotografico Nazionale archive.
- Cresci manipulates images from the archive of portraitist Mario Nunes Vais.
- Gold color appears at the ICCD exhibition as an alchemical symbol.
- The exhibitions are held in Rome in 2020.
- The article was written by Fabio Petrelli for Artribune.
Entities
Artists
- Mario Cresci
- Mario Nunes Vais
- Luis Buñuel
- Fabio Petrelli
Institutions
- Galleria Matèria
- Istituto Centrale per la Catalogazione e la Documentazione (ICCD)
- Gabinetto Fotografico Nazionale
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Chiavari
- Puglia
- Lucania
- Turin