CARE SIGNORE, 2003

Old wamen, walking around markets in Milan, 2003

Old wamen, walking around markets in Milan, 2003

My idea was to collect an endless number of photos of old ladies’ flowers dresses through the city markets in Milan. Fron this selection of slides I then conceived a video, a simple editing of single pictures slowly fading into another, an infinite loop where the bright colours and the floral weavings look moulded to the wrinkled and loose skins of the strolling ladies. The video was shown into a separate room whose walls were covered whi white fabric that could change its from and angle according to space. The sound inside the room is muffled and the images stick down onto the fabric in a continual alternation of plans until they fade right into it.

(from the book Marcamenti, Antonio Rovaldi, published by Essegi, 2005)

Cara signora (from the series), inkjet print on alluminium 60x90 cm framed, ed: 3+1 AP, 2003

Cara signora (from the series), inkjet print on alluminium 60x90 cm framed, ed: 3+1 AP, 2003

Care singore, global view of the installation, iron, fabric, one channel video projection, total dimension variable, 2003

Care signore, video, digital, sound, 13'24", 2003

Care signore, video stills, 2003

all images © Antonio Rovaldi