Coverbild Carlo Valsecchi
Carlo Valsecchi
Lumen
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Edited by: Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne
Artist: Carlo Valsecchi
Texts by: Nathalie Herschdorfer
Vorwort von: William A. Ewing
Englisch, Französisch
April 2009, 192 Pages , 134 Photos
hardcover
1mm x 1mm
ISBN:978-3-7757-2410-4

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From monumental industrial architecture to the interiors of strange machines, from night views of cities flickering like active volcanoes to gleaming high-tech laboratories, from neat boxes of fruits or vegetables to the sprawling agro-industrial farmlandCarlo Valsecchi (* 1965) lives in Milan. Carlo Valsecchi alternates between the near and the far, between precise figuration and poetic abstraction. His large-format photographs, devoid of human presence, often take unexpected vantage points, which, while initially destabilizing our perception, then encourage us to engage more actively with the image.

Although much of his work is clearly within the strong tradition of the industrial landscape developed by the German school (Becher, Gursky), Valsecchi has found his own expressive register, tending toward the monochrome.Carlo Valsecchi (* 1965) lives in Milan. Carlo Valsecchi alternates between the near and the far, between precise figuration and poetic abstraction. His large-format photographs, devoid of human presence, often take unexpected vantage points, which, while initially destabilizing our perception, then encourage us to engage more actively with the image.

Although much of his work is clearly within the strong tradition of the industrial landscape developed by the German school (Becher, Gursky), Valsecchi has found his own expressive register, tending toward the monochrome.
»Die malerische Sensibilität seiner Bilder erinnert an die Erhabenheit des amerikanischen Abstrakten Realismus.«
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»Auf keinem der 134 Fotos aus dem Bildband ›Lumen‹ sind Menschen zu entdecken. Sie fehlen aber nicht. Ganz im Gegenteil - selten gab es Fotos von hoher Ästhetik, die so viel Zeitlosigkeit und Stille ausstrahlen.«
Badische Zeitung
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