honorable mention
Silvia Gaffurini italy
title
Tela d'ombra - l'illusione in un inserto d'arte
Often the illusion plays a misleading role and as a panacea for all ills it narcotizes, reassures and the mental image that we have given ourselves will not be in the least tarnished by reality.
To try to stir up the illusion, I try, then, to aim for the truth but what I observe scares me, makes me waver. I see a disjointed, denier world that does everything to avoid meeting its soul and, above all, betrays itself. A world that is falling apart, aware of the suffering that would inevitably occupy the place left by a broken illusion if one looked inside.
And, in fact, it pretends not to see the very clear and glaring contradictions of selfish societies, proposing contradictory and confused solutions. A world, even mine, which does not believe in the future, fears solutions that are only decisive for the few.
I'm helpless, I do the same!
I try, struggling, to make up for that emptiness that I feel inside, but that I see.
I act, deluding myself, with what comforts me, reintegrating my inner space, gratifying myself with a beautiful, elegant and refined art insert made with skill and devotion, by the great master artists of the past.
This is how I would like the world around me where values welcomed the importance of things done well, where art, in that creative act, contained all the wisdom of centuries-old recipes, preserved for posterity.
This clinging to what I believe helps me to cross the "valley of illusion" accompanying me to look beyond, even within myself to look to the future, that it is possible, even for everyone.
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entry description
I have often wondered if illusion is more important than reality because it is very tiring and difficult to be aware of the evidence.Often the illusion plays a misleading role and as a panacea for all ills it narcotizes, reassures and the mental image that we have given ourselves will not be in the least tarnished by reality.
To try to stir up the illusion, I try, then, to aim for the truth but what I observe scares me, makes me waver. I see a disjointed, denier world that does everything to avoid meeting its soul and, above all, betrays itself. A world that is falling apart, aware of the suffering that would inevitably occupy the place left by a broken illusion if one looked inside.
And, in fact, it pretends not to see the very clear and glaring contradictions of selfish societies, proposing contradictory and confused solutions. A world, even mine, which does not believe in the future, fears solutions that are only decisive for the few.
I'm helpless, I do the same!
I try, struggling, to make up for that emptiness that I feel inside, but that I see.
I act, deluding myself, with what comforts me, reintegrating my inner space, gratifying myself with a beautiful, elegant and refined art insert made with skill and devotion, by the great master artists of the past.
This is how I would like the world around me where values welcomed the importance of things done well, where art, in that creative act, contained all the wisdom of centuries-old recipes, preserved for posterity.
This clinging to what I believe helps me to cross the "valley of illusion" accompanying me to look beyond, even within myself to look to the future, that it is possible, even for everyone.
about the photographer
She graduated in painting at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan and as a restorer she has traveled a long working journey. Since 2014 she has redesigned her life with photography by putting into practice the concepts of restoration, considering it important to raise awareness of the theme of recovery. The artist practice has resulted in exhibitions and fairs, MIA Photo Fair in Milan, Fotofever Paris. Her research focuses on converting abstract concepts into visual narration, including tactile ones, to stimulate the importance of the roots, the past and take care of it.back to gallery