This project is not a reconstruction of facts, but wants to bring out the real story of the kidnapping of a man through the search for those clues and visual elements that, from past to present, make up the mystery of Davide Cervia. The historical context, the investigations, the archives, the misdirection, the manipulation of documents and the unusual facts that involved the Cervia family are taken into consideration. In this "short circuit" between reality and ima

Since the advent of magic lanterns in the 17th century, images have shown their powerful kinetic potential: the viewer can, without moving, journey around the world, dizzyingly accelerate, suddenly stop. None of us has ever been to Mars but NASA images allow us today to explore it with our eyes, rekindling that early experience: our sight as a tool for exploration. Such photos, along with other Public Domain or authorized materials, compose an imaginary vis

Lake City is a more than 3 meters long ink drawing which was created in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, during spring 2017. Udaipur, also called Lake City and known as the “Venice of the East”, is considered one of the most beautiful cities of India. The city is so beautiful that it’s bollywood’s favourite wedding destination. Udaipur is a fairytale city full of georgeous palaces, a labyrinth of lakes and bridges and millions of intricate all

Why copy an album of postage stamps from the former Belgian Congo, page after page, stamp after stamp, and so precisely in terms of dimensions, illustrations and colours? Despite the initial confusion about Tuur and Flup Marinus’ project, when confronted by the materiality it soon becomes clear that there’s something interesting going on here. We see perfectly reproduced sheets; sets of exotic stamps in soft hues, protected by a transparent strip of varnish, and

“Her birthday: must set plans in motion. Run a bath, put on cologne, set the table. High anxiety. Run down list: set watch again, put water in glasses, set flowers. Run to the window — phew! Watch her put a finger to the doorbell. Such joy! What timing! And just as the sun sets, too!” Thus does an evening beckon, full of pleasantry and promise. But as described here it notes events in a manner o