Un giorno, forse, riconoscerò il tuo volto One day, maybe, I might recognize your facePhotography, print on acetate, site-specific installation
14,8 x 10,5 cm each,
2023 - 2024
As hypertourism has become an evergrowing problem for certain urban centers all around the world, the number of people that on a daily basis we exchange looks with and that we might never see again is increasing. Un giorno, forse, riconoscerò il tuo volto sees the author asking strangers to take a picture with him, in an attempt to slow down time and bring to life an otherwise improbable interaction.
These pictures - with the author elided from them - are then scattered throughout the exhibition space, rendering in some way possible for the spectators to inadvertedly meet themselves the subjects of the photographies. What the work tries to build are fragile relational bridges, igniting a mechanism of reciprocal recognition rooted in a trivial (yet unexpected) souvenir photo.
In order to respect the privacy of the people appearing in these photographs, their faces have been censored for online viewing of the work. Un giorno, forse, riconoscerò il tuo volto (Jorge), exhibition view from supportovivo curated by Thomas Braida in collaboration with Alessandra Messali, Spazio Punch, Venice, 2024 Un giorno, forse, riconoscerò il tuo volto (Evaldas, Gadre and Dziugas), exhibition view from supportovivo curated by Thomas Braida in collaboration with Alessandra Messali, Spazio Punch, Venice, 2024Un giorno, forse, riconoscerò il tuo volto (Francesco and Marina), exhibition view from supportovivo curated by Thomas Braida in collaboration with Alessandra Messali, Spazio Punch, Venice, 2024Un giorno, forse, riconoscerò il tuo volto (Leyla and Emine; Nadia), exhibition view from supportovivo curated by Thomas Braida in collaboration with Alessandra Messali, Spazio Punch, Venice, 2024Un giorno, forse, riconoscerò il tuo volto (Keith), exhibition view from supportovivo curated by Thomas Braida in collaboration with Alessandra Messali, Spazio Punch, Venice, 2024Un giorno, forse, riconoscerò il tuo volto (Alex and Aja), exhibition view from supportovivo curated by Thomas Braida in collaboration with Alessandra Messali, Spazio Punch, Venice, 2024Un giorno, forse, riconoscerò il tuo volto (Thierry and Fabienne), exhibition view from supportovivo curated by Thomas Braida in collaboration with Alessandra Messali, Spazio Punch, Venice, 2024Un giorno, forse, riconoscerò il tuo volto (Jorge), exhibition view from supportovivo curated by Thomas Braida in collaboration with Alessandra Messali, Spazio Punch, Venice, 2024