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Apr 22

by Luca Casonato in Architecture, Landscape 0 comments

Lecce,tradition and innovation

“If I had to compare Lecce to another Italian city, I would not look in the south, but rather in the Val Padana, Veneto, Emilia, in those cities that were already the seat of a duchy and a principality, and in which the spirit of an aristocratic culture ends up being exalted.” Guido Piovene Thanks to ‘Il Tour dell’Abitare’ – an educational tour proposed and created by Confartigianato Imprese Lecce and carried out in collaboration with the Regional Tourism Agency PugliaPromozione – I had the opportunity to visit and photograph Lecce and its Province. I discovered a very beautiful and special territory, modelled by man over the centuries to suit his own needs and his own imagination. Tradition and innovation come together in the Lecce area. Contemporary productions are rooted firmly in tradition from which they have absorbed traditional decorative motifs and the best features of craftsmanship. One has the impression that centuries of craftsmanship and improvements have been spontaneously incorporated into current production, creating contemporary objects with an ancient soul. The buildings are often the result of centuries of history and different constructions, which have followed one another and mixed together in a continuous process of functional readaptation […]

Nov 17

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Landscape, the big love

CLICK HERE for the pdf guide to the exhibition at Caldera Park, Milan CLICK HERE CLICK HERE for the pdf guide to the exhibition at Caldera Park, Milan CLICK HERE Landscape, the big love / 2021 In ‘Landscape, the big love’, views of Asian cities are juxtaposed with seascapes photographed at night or at sunset. The elevated viewpoint and the wide view give the visitor the apparent feeling of seeing everything, of being a privileged observer. to see everything, to be a privileged observer. In the skyscraper-dense Asian districts, nature seems to explode and overflow, while in the views of the sea and cliffs, it makes its primordial force felt. The theme linking all the images is nature with its invincible force. The project identifies the landscape as an opportunity to pause and meditate. The images, characterised by a progressive emptying out and an increasingly metaphysical connotation, are proposed as possible mirrors of our soul. Landscape, the big love / 2021 In “Landscape, the big love” le viste di alcune città asiatiche si contrappongono ad altrettanti paesaggi marini fotografati di notte o al tramonto. Il punto di vista rialzato e l’ampia visuale danno al visitatore l’apparente sensazione di […]

Jul 22

by Luca Casonato in Landscape, Landscape Research, Research 0 comments

Riaffioramenti – Asia on my mind

Riaffioramenti – Asia on my mind Luca Casonato Acquario Civico di Milano 11 febbraio – 13 marzo 2022 Curatore Giovanni Pelloso Una mostra “Riaffioramenti – Asia on my mind è un’esperienza della visione e della rievocazione filtrata da un carico emotivo ricco di suggestioni e di fascinazioni”. Giovanni Pelloso Riaffioramenti – Asia on my mind è il diario visivo del lungo viaggio interiore intrapreso per fissare e definire nei dettagli il ricordo della visita, compiuta nel 2010, al meraviglioso giardino cinese Qinghui a DaLiang: un luogo capace di ricreare perfettamente un paesaggio in miniatura idealizzato ed esprimere l’armonia che dovrebbe esistere tra l’uomo e la natura. Riaffioramenti – Asia on my mind ritrae le carpe che popolano gli stagni di quello straordinario giardino: più volte mi sono seduto al tavolo da lavoro nel tentativo di riportare alla mente i colori dei pesci, che ritornavano vividi e al contempo inafferrabili. Ne è nata una serie in bianco e nero colorata a mano, utilizzando gli inchiostri di china. La stessa immagine è il soggetto di molteplici sessioni di lavoro in giorni differenti. Ciascuna opera del progetto “Riaffioramenti – Asia on my mind” è un’opera originale firmata, tecnica mista su carta 100% cotone in diversi formati: […]

Jun 13

by Luca Casonato in Landscape, Landscape Research, Research 0 comments

My Private Star

My Private Star / 2021 My Private Star is a new, creative and contemporary zodiac in which the signs are truly linked to our lives. Twelve objects typical of photography are used to represent the signs of the zodiac and describe their characteristics. They are also carefully selected in order to visually illustrate the history of photography. This way, My Private Star represent not only an inner journey for each and everyone of us, but also a journey through the history of a form of art that characterises our society and is strongly persistent in our lives. The relationship between man and the cosmos is no longer described with mythical figures and mythological tales, but with objects belonging to our lives, which all of us have touched and used. In My Private Star, cameras and photographic equipment become a metaphor for investigating our inner selves. My Private Star / 2021 My Private Star è un nuovo zodiaco, creativo e contemporaneo, nel quale i segni sono veramente legati alla nostra vita. Dodici oggetti caratteristici della fotografia rappresentano i segni zodiacali e ne descrivono le caratteristiche. Essi inoltre sono scelti in modo da riassumere visivamente la storia della fotografia. In questo […]

Jan 26

by Luca Casonato in Landscape, Landscape Research, Research 0 comments

Bright nights

Bright nights / 2021 Some events, although invisible, make their presence felt with atmospheres that are as charged and colourful as they are cryptic, and which fill the whole landscape. The beaches of eastern Veneto are the setting for these images. Bright nights / 2021 Alcuni eventi, seppure invisibili, fanno sentire loro presenza con atmosfere tanto cariche e colorate quanto criptiche, riempiendo tutto il paesaggio. Le spiagge del Veneto orientale sono le ambientazioni di queste immagini.

Jun 08

by Luca Casonato in Architecture, Commissioned, Landscape 0 comments

Lockdown

I photographed the centre of Milan during the urban life lockdown caused by the Covid 19 pandemic. For a long time Milan remained frozen and silent, and not many people moved except for a few passers-by in search of food and some essentials; however, the shadows of the buildings and the shoots of the plants moved uninterruptedly. During those two long months – March and April 2020 – Milan was full (you can see the parked cars) and anything but empty – as still happens in August. But the pedestrian areas, which are often also commercial ones, were empty and turned off for real. Smiling, we can say that, thanks to Covid 19, we realized again the physicality of Milan, and its being made of streets and buildings. This is one thing not to forget, and probably the message of my photographs. Ho fotografato il centro di Milano, durante il blocco della vita urbana causato dalla pandemia del Covid 19. Per tanto tempo Milano è rimasta congelata e silenziosa, e poco si muoveva eccetto qualche passante alla ricerca di cibo e qualche mezzo di soccorso; si muovevano però ininterrottamente le ombre degli edifici e i germogli delle piante. Nel […]

Apr 15

by Luca Casonato in Landscape, Landscape Research, Research 0 comments

The Colour of Memories

The Colour of Memories / 2020 “The Colour of Memories” is a photographic reflection on the landscape and our memories of it, and it is made up by a set of heterogeneous photographs of animals, details, stuffed birds, insects, landscapes. All the images share a communal image structure and a marked colouristic choice, that give them a strong group coherence. They have a vertical cut, in contrast to horizontal and panoramic point of view usually adopted by landscape photography. The bold colours and their juxtaposition bind the images together, make them more abstract and universal, and place them between observation and memory, between reality and imagination/dream. Although all the images have been taken in Veneto since 2015, they describe the elements and colours common to the Venetian and Sicilian landscapes. Il Colore dei Ricordi / 2020 Per la mostra “Il Colore dei Ricordi” ho voluto condurre una riflessione sul paesaggio e la memoria che abbiamo di esso. Un insieme di fotografie eterogenee di animali, dettagli, uccelli impagliati, insetti, paesaggi, acquista una forte coerenza di gruppo grazie soprattutto ad una comune struttura delle immagini e alla scelta coloristica forte. La visione sempre verticale inoltre si discosta dal punto di vista orizzontale […]

Apr 11

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The Quarantine Experience

The Quarantine Experience / 2020 We are always surrounded by forces and events that are completely beyond our will and control, which constitute an invisible, hidden and largely incomprehensible network. Similarly, our unconscious is also covered by an unseen and often unfathomable network of drives, emotions, remote memories, and unconfessed desires. Drawing on visual imagery closely linked to the scientific sphere, “The Quarantine Experience” gives visual form to these two networks, which permeate our entire existence and between which we live suspended often without realising it. In these images, physical forces and entities interact, mirroring subtle feelings and realities. The Quarantine Experience / 2020 Siamo perennemente circondati da forze ed eventi che sfuggono completamente alla nostra volontà e al nostro controllo, che costituiscono una rete invisibile, nascosta e per buona parte incomprensibile. In maniera similare anche il nostro inconscio è percorso da una rete non visibile e spesso insondabile di pulsioni, emozioni, ricordi remoti, desideri non confessati. Attingendo a un immaginario visivo molto legato all’ambito scientifico “The Quarantine Experience” dà una forma visiva a queste due reti che permeano tutta la nostra vita e fra le quale viviamo sospesi spesso senza rendercene conto. In queste immagini forze ed entità […]

Sep 24

by Luca Casonato in Landscape, Landscape Research, Research 0 comments

Natural Forces, Sicily

Sicily has been an opportunity for an inner journey. Sea, cloudy skies, water, stone and rocks, lava, sparse vegetation, suspended vapors. Everywhere silence and a feeling of momentary and meditative suspension. Primordial forces are stirring and animating a cryptic and murky landscape, which has become a mirror of my soul. General views and details alternate themselves in an attempt to grasp connections and cause and effect relationships. A sense of continuous loss of balance makes me doubt what is on the surface, and pushes me to continue my journey. La Sicilia si rivela occasione per un viaggio interiore. Mare, cieli nuvolosi, acqua, pietra e rocce, lava, vegetazione sparuta, vapori sospesi. Ovunque silenzio e una sensazione di momentanea e meditabonda sospensione. Forze primordiali si agitano e animano un paesaggio criptico ed oscuro, divenuto specchio del mio animo. Viste generali e dettagli si alternano nel tentativo di cogliere connessioni e rapporti di causa ed effetto. Un senso di continua perdita dell’equilibrio mi fa dubitare di ciò che si mostra in superficie, e mi spinge a proseguire il mio viaggio.

Sep 28

by Luca Casonato in Architecture, Commissioned, Landscape 0 comments

Architectural digest

Architectural editorials taken in Dubai, Rotterdam, Valencia, Marseille, for the magazines: L’Architetto, Ottagono, Rassegna. Journalist: Sebastiano Brandolini. Redazionali di architettura scattati a Dubai, Rotterdam, Valencia, Marsiglia, per le riviste: L’Architetto, Ottagono, Rassegna. Giornalista: Sebastiano Brandolini. CLICK HERE To browse Ottagono n. 199 magazine CLICK HERE CLICK HERE To read “La metropoli del Canton Ticino” news CLICK HERE

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