Paenitet (Muscicapulla-pallipes)

Paenitet (Muscicapulla-pallipes), 2022, Acrylics on wood, cm 42x28,5

“I am interested in the archeology of the image, which is why, as pictorial models, I use images that are not iconic, ma characterize themselves for their ambiguity and could be discarded for being excessively sweet or kitsch. I recover images from the past in a physical format to give them validity in the present. To begin with I scan them and then transfer them to a painting. Once digitalized, I print them and cut them into very thin strands so I can then recreate each one on the canvas. This way the lines and the distortions in shape and color that take place in the scanning process are made visible.

What I do is some kind of bridge between digital and mental errors, and all my projects have in common the absence of control over the results. They are very procedural e are based on the constant translation of code. The mistakes are added and grow, like a rolling snowball”.