DANCING IN THE DARK

Invaded by light and transparent, some jellyfish, with such grace to make them seem dancers, floating on a black background powerfully exalting every detail. >>Many people observe them with disgust while I admire their charm and elegance and so I thought it would be beautiful to work out this aspect in a photographic key, where these beings don't scare anymore…<<"
>>The black background has helped me to show every detail of the fragile creatures, which remind me of the fragility of us human beings. All the same, even though fragile, the jellyfish have always populated the sea and go on living there, just like us, going on living despite being infinitely small within the universe and exposed to thousands of perils and the arbitrariness of destiny…<< (extract from article in the newspaper IL SECOLO XIX, 22 February 2006).

The works on exhibition were printed by Cesare Bossi at the ACSAF in Florence using the technique of carbon pigment print "Piezography" on "Acsaf Standard Coated" paper.

Every image has been printed in two different sizes. The big format 70x81 cm on paper sheets of 91x101 cm has been printed in limited edition of 5 copies only, stamped, numbered and signed by the author. The small format 50x58 cm on paper sheets of 60x68 cm has been printed in limited edition of 25 copies only, stamped, numbered and signed by the author.

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