Lorenzo Vitturi

Refin Cromie

loris — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:32:04 +0000

Anthropocene

loris — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:25:01 +0000

This project is the result of a reflection about the relationship between man and nature, as it proposes – in line with 16th Century naturalistic painting – a symbolic system able to visualise the intersection between this two dimensions.

Up to the early 20th Century nature had been represented as an unspoiled, pure space animated by uncontrollable forces;
today, after just one Century, nature has proved to be a fragile system whose survival is highly dependent on an increasingly pervasive and destructive anthropization.

In such a context, where all equilibria and “rules of the game” are being overthrown, how can we still depict nature and men? Nature is loosing its natural features, while men are increasingly taking control over the whole cycle of life.

Starting from this paradox, my project consists in a series of images where site-specific installations built within a derelict location play a central role. In this visions the “mis en scene” becomes a tool for representing a nature which appears less authentic and indeed more and more a cultural product.

Each image is the result of a meticulous process of scene design and construction. The materials used were scattered construction and industrial remains, natural pigments and fake plants.

Monday morning in November

loris — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:18:19 +0000

10A

loris — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:10:17 +0000

Sets

loris — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:06:02 +0000

Alumix

tankboys — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:54:29 +0000

On the border

loris — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:57:33 +0000

These photographs document an almost unknown chapter of recent Italian history. During the years of the Cold War, the Italian State decided to strengthen its North-Eastern defence line with funds provided by NATO. This resulted in an ex novo organised system of permanent fortifications to stop any eventual attack by countries belonging to the Warsaw pact.
With the fall of the Soviet Union both the fortifications were progressively dismantled. This research is addressed at investigating those currently abandoned buildings that portray so well the end of a historical era, that of the Cold War that so greatly marked 20th century history.

Oil will never end

tankboys — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:06:34 +0000

This project looks at the question of energy, from the search for alternative, less-polluting sources of energy to the exhaustion of the planet’s resources. This series of photographs focuses in particular on the depletion of oil resources in the Caspian Sea region.

Exhibited at the Centre Pompidou in 2006 and the Milano Triennale 2007 as part of the Fabrica ‘ Les yeux Ouverts ‘ exhibition.

Last Venetians

loris — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:29:37 +0000

Circuito-Off

loris — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:13:07 +0000