Silvia Camporesi's Photos of Altered Landscapes at Rome's Z2O Sara Zanin Gallery

Silvia Camporesi's exhibition at Z2O Sara Zanin Gallery in Rome presents photographs of forced landscape alterations, including a ghost town, an artificial island, and a small sunless comune. The works explore wonder, astonishment, and legend provoked by unusual terrains, as described by curator Angel Moya Garcia in his critical text 'Fare luce'. The show opens with the deserted Rose Island, then moves to a mountainside where a 40-square-meter mirror follows and reflects sunlight to illuminate a valley town destined for 83 days of darkness. Camporesi captures sharp contrasts of light and shadow. The exhibition concludes with images of an artificial lake's suspended atmosphere, evoking the abandoned town of Fabbriche di Careggine, deserted since 1947. The artist, born in Forlì in 1973, uses illusory shots to highlight these forced alterations.