​​Valentino Barachini and Alexandre Christiaens, Gran Mare, published by Grani edizioni. PROSA Contemporanea and Leporello

PROSA Contemporanea and Leporello photobooks et al. are hosting an exhibition together for the first time. The two spaces are linked by the works of Alexandre Christiaens and Valentino Barachini, connected to the book Gran Mare, published by Grani edizioni.

At the opening of the exhibition, the two artists will present the book at PROSA Contemporanea.

“Photograph the waves to preserve the memory of their words”

“OH

GREAT

SEA!

YOU CREATE THAT

WHICH I SANG ABOUT AT THE BEGINNING

OH!, HORIZON OF EYES AND FLIGHTS

OF SEAGULLS AND BURNING SUNS!

PLACE OF PASSAGE OF THE CELESTIAL OF THE EVER FLAT

LUCKY ENCOUNTER OF STORMS

OF SALTY WAVES AND MOONS

FULL THAT FREE

FLOW AWAY.

AND I DIE

I”

These are the words the two photographers used to summarise their work: a series of photographs taken in faraway places. Barachini has been photographing the Tyrrhenian Sea in front of his home in Tuscany for years with large-format cameras, while Christiaens photographs the oceans he encounters during his voyages.