November 2023
Simone Santilli, My Favourite Game, in conversation with Giorgio Di Noto, published by Postmedia book
Photography and gaming are two of the main drivers of change in contemporary society. They respectively represent the way we look at (and understand) things and the context to which we increasingly relate the events of everyday life. In other words, our everyday life resembles a video game and reality seems to need photography to prove its consistency. The points of contact and convergence between photography and videogames thus represent a territory of artistic experimentation and theoretical research that can offer valuable insights into the phenomena that are rewriting the coordinates of our being in the world. If when we think of the relationship between photography and videogames the first thing that comes to mind is so-called in-game photography, that is, the set of photographic practices carried out within and through computer games, the relationship between the two media is much more articulated. Photography and video games are products of the industrial, military and ideological apparatus of the West and embody its cultural biases. Both are characterised by the presence of a code, which conditions the user’s freedom, and by the link with exploitation processes typical of late capitalism that monetise the investment of time and energy of players/photographers. Playing then becomes an act of exploration, deconstruction and negotiation…
Books selection
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Simone Santilli,
My favourite game. Fotografia e videogioco,
2023![libri per sito019 cop](https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito019-cop-441x608.jpg 441w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito019-cop-580x800.jpg 580w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito019-cop-267x368.jpg 267w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito019-cop-600x828.jpg 600w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito019-cop.jpg 735w)
Antonio Frugis, Roberto Lacarbonara,
PINO PASCALI – FOTOGRAFIE,
2018![libri per sito004 cop](https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito004-cop-427x608.jpg 427w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito004-cop-561x800.jpg 561w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito004-cop-258x368.jpg 258w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito004-cop-600x855.jpg 600w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito004-cop.jpg 678w)
Matteo Bergamini, Veronica Santi,
FRANCESCA ALINOVI,
2019![libri per sito010 cop](https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito010-cop-401x608.jpg 401w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito010-cop-527x800.jpg 527w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito010-cop-242x368.jpg 242w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito010-cop-600x911.jpg 600w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito010-cop.jpg 666w)
Frances Richard,
SPACISM. GORDON MATTA-CLARK E LE POLITICHE DELLO SPAZIO CONDIVISO,
2020![libri per sito012 cop](https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito012-cop-437x608.jpg 437w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito012-cop-576x800.jpg 576w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito012-cop-265x368.jpg 265w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito012-cop-600x834.jpg 600w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito012-cop.jpg 723w)
Giacomo Daniele Fragapane,
BRECHT, LA FOTOGRAFIA, LA GUERRA,
2015![libri per sito014 cop](https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito014-cop-442x608.jpg 442w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito014-cop-582x800.jpg 582w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito014-cop-268x368.jpg 268w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito014-cop-600x825.jpg 600w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/libri-per-sito014-cop.jpg 705w)
Jerry L. Thompson,
A CHE SERVE LA FOTOGRAFIA,
2015![Copertina](https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Copertina-1-454x608.jpg 454w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Copertina-1-812x1088.jpg 812w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Copertina-1-597x800.jpg 597w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Copertina-1-275x368.jpg 275w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Copertina-1-600x804.jpg 600w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Copertina-1.jpg 1140w)
Mauro Zanchi,
La fotografia come medium estendibile,
2022![Copertina](https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Copertina-426x608.jpg 426w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Copertina-763x1088.jpg 763w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Copertina-561x800.jpg 561w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Copertina-1077x1536.jpg 1077w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Copertina-258x368.jpg 258w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Copertina-600x856.jpg 600w, https://leporello-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Copertina.jpg 1169w)
Sara Benaglia, Mauro Zanchi,
Le insidie delle immagini,
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Teresa Macrì,
POLITICS/POETICS,
2014Hours and Infos
Leporello, Via del Pigneto, 162/e – Roma
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