Blue Sky Project / 2010
The Blue Sky Project came to life as a personal bet: could images taken with a simple cell phone capture the eye as well as those taken with a professional camera? The notion of breaking the traditional barriers of photography, where only images taken with professional equipment are appraised and judged, is what fascinated me about this challenge.
As an Erasmus student in Bilbao, I traveled to Spain's most beautiful and exquisite places and discovered what this iconic European country had to offer. My journey led me from the hustle and bustle of metropolitan cities such as Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia to the rolling hills and pastures of small rural towns including Palencia, Teruel and Bakio. During my travels, I kept an eye out for striking compositions of Spanish culture: small fragments of cities, famous monuments, hidden corners, plants, buildings, flags, bridges and churches.
Once I returned home the idea of creating a horizontal photographic composition came to mind. The color Blue would become the dominant hue, followed by Dark and Colored versions to create a colored threesome presented either horizontally or vertically. From more than eight thousand photos taken in one single year, two hundred and four were selected and assembled.
After reviewing them all, I realized that many of them could acquire greater expressive value by being displayed in complimentary pairs. Unknowingly, all the photos I had shot photo had a great deal of similarities in composition, shape, form and theme. A project that I hope matches the curiosity of an audience looking for new ways to interpret photography.
Google Earth
Get up in flight over Spain. From today, all photos are navigable 360°.
Divided by 10 themes, the coordinates are oriented by subjective exactly where the photos were taken.
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If you have Google Earth installed on your computer, you can see the location of all the photos using GOOGLE MAPS.
Stamps
All the pairs of the Blue Sky Project are available in photographic professional digital prints. Photos are printed by the Durst Lambda HS 130 on Kodak paper, applied to a PVC panel of 3, 5 or 10 mm and plasticated for maximum performance in quality and durability.
Prints are supplied unframed and signed on the back by the author. If you are interested in any of them, please send an email, specifying the photo pair requested and the size.
80 x 32 cm. - € 60.00
120 x 48 cm. - € 120.00
160 x 62 cm. - € 200.00
The entire composition is available in three versions Blue, Dark and Colored.
170 x 60 cm. - € 250.00
Book
From 1 Jannuary 2010 is available the book Blue Sky Project, offset printed by GRAFICA VENETA. The book collects 86 couples with the ground coordinates for each photo, insertable on google maps/earth to get the exact location. € 30.00
Technical data:
- size closed and trimmed 26x17 cm.
- pages 192 to 4/4 colors + varnish on coated paper machine matt 150 gr.
- gangplank to 4/0 colors + glossy lamination on coated paper 135 gr.
- packaging carton sewing
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Technical data:
- size closed and trimmed 25x20 cm. / 10x8 inch.
- pages 188 to 4/4 colors
- gangplank to 4/0 colors
- packaging carton milled
Reviews
- Bano Federico - president Fondazione Bano
- Brenta Mario - director and screenwriter
- Brunetta Gian Piero - historian and film critic
- Carraro Massimo - a.d. Morellato
- Clooney George - actor and director
- Costella Paolo - director and screenwriter
- Fanton Valentino - art director
- Franceschi Fabio - a.d. Grafica Veneta
- Gris Stefano - architect
- Lucidi Enrico - director of photography
- Merino Luis Calvo - spanish ambassador in Rome
- Petrosino Rino - professional photographer
- Rossi Ivo - debuty mayor of Padua
- Scarpa Franco - a.d. Pallino & Co.
- Turrin Roberto - director Caffè Pedrocchi
- Zanonato Flavio - mayor of Padua
- Zotti Minici Carlo Alberto - university lecturer
