Salvatore Prestifilippo's 'Tempo' Blends Photography and Epistolary Chat
Published by Sicilian editor Ottavio Navarra, Salvatore Prestifilippo's 'Tempo' is a 350-page hybrid of photographs and email/chat conversations. The book functions as an artist project and a 2.0 epistolary novel, presenting a self-portrait through images and intimate texts. It was presented on December 29, 2013, at Re Federico Cowork in Palermo, with a selection of photographs on display until January 30, 2014. The work explores identity through fragmented, compulsive photography and personal correspondence, with names redacted to focus on the self.
Key facts
- Salvatore Prestifilippo's 'Tempo' is published by Ottavio Navarra.
- The book contains 350 pages of photographs and email/chat conversations.
- It was presented on December 29, 2013, at Re Federico Cowork in Palermo.
- A selection of photographs was on display until January 30, 2014.
- The work is described as an epistolary novel 2.0 and an artist project.
- Names of others are redacted, leaving only the first-person perspective.
- The book combines compulsive photography with intimate written exchanges.
- The publication is by Navarra Editore, a Sicilian publisher focused on social issues and contemporary research.
Entities
Artists
- Salvatore Prestifilippo
Institutions
- Navarra Editore
- Re Federico Cowork
- Artribune
Locations
- Palermo
- Italy