Lopvet’s photographs depict scenes of everyday life with deconstructed details that produce colorful, playful images.
We spoke with the artist about his practice and this particular project.
What are thereasons behind your choice of looking at reality with an ironic gaze?
I see the world as an absurd but really funny dystopia.
I also deeply think that you could bring acertain form of truth through fiction, like in novels.
About my medium itself, I wanted to create something in between of photography and something else.
I see myself like a painter who uses fragments of reality instead of oil.
We wanted to show the whole diversity of the neighborhood.
As I don’t speak Italian the team of Kublaiklan was assisting me and talked to the people.
Actually it was the first time for me to take picture of strangers.
It was a really nice experience for me.
Whatserved as your inspiration?
In some of my work I document the change between consumerism to recycling, upcycling etc…
I felt the same with people: a new generation of territorial actors coexists with more traditional ones.
I love this coexistence, this mix between two worlds.
Their goal is to enhance understanding of photography and promote visual literacy for all.
We discussed with them about the curatorial aspect of Living Certosa.
You aim to make photography accessible to everyone.
We are for accessibility, i.e.
making complicated concepts simple and understandable to anyone through experience.
What are the biggestachievements you have as a collective that, alone, you couldn’t even imagine obtaining?
Artistic practice is mistakenly regarded as a solitary process.
Understanding this collective dimension of the artistic gesture is the basis of all our work.
We strongly believe in the importance of collaboration as a process of exchange and enrichment.
Our philosophy is summed up in these very words.
Together it is possible to do things that would not be possible alone, both logistically and intellectually.
We hope that this project will help Certosa grow and develop its own strong identity.
Our aim is for photography to act as an activation machine, to generate new relationships and experiences.
For us, the result is important, but it is the process that makes the difference.
What is generated along the way?
And above all, what is generated afterwards?
We conceive an exhibition as the beginning of something else, and not an event in itself.
