giorgialofaso                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 
 
                               
  
/ 2020-2022

Series of 100 watercolors painted onto the walls of my room;
torn off, and mounted onto linen canvases. 1,5 x 1 cm each. Variable dimensions
Graduation project Scaffolding Scaffolding, BAK basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht
Curated by Rachael Rakes
Installation view

Photo Lin Chun Yao and Alëna Vinokurova



                                      









Starting from the question “Can I carry a studio in a backpack?”, and using painting
as method, I explore the relation between the
reproduction of digital images (reproduced to the exact same size as the digital
screenof the original), the representation of the self (depicted in the images), the medium and the physical space I inhabit.
Small watercolor depictions of myself appear to be walking, jumping and hiding,
exploring the architecture of their temporary dwelling. The depictions, which were extrapolated from a selection of smartphone images, seem to disappear through holes, cracks, crevices, and into the texture of the wall plaster itself.

The realization that  my current home will be demolished in the near future, pushed me
to delve deeper into the concepts of studio and space, which resulted  in the idea
to use my room as both studio and artwork.

The room was subdivided into sections and the watercolors were torn off the walls
by means of strappo, a technique applied in the field of art conservation in which the topmost layer of plaster, which has absorbed the pigments of the painted surface, is lifted and removed,  after which it is applied to a new support.

Based on the multiple temporalities inherent in this multistage process of (de)materialization, I searched for a way to formulate time as acontainer of images, seeing painting as a means to continuously translate digital memories into a new,
physical space.
   


                                                                 




  
      Installation view
Photo by Lin Chun Yao





            Installation view
Photo by Lin Chun Yao
                          






     detail

            




     Installation view
Photo by Lin Chun Yao and Naomi Moonlion





     Figurine piccole figure, 2020-2022
The door
190 x 55 cm
Photo by Lin Chun Yao





Detail
  Photo by Lin Chun Yao







       Detail
Photo by Lin Chun Yao
      Self-publication, newspaper. Printed on recicled paper, 55gsm, 12 pages              Photo by Lin Chun Yao and Alëna Vinokurova   
                                




       Figurine piccole figure, 2020-2022
The column
185 x 90 cm 
Installation view
Photo by Lin Chun Yao



 



     Installation view, details 
  Photo by Lin Chun Yao
  


       Figurine piccole figure, 2020-2022
The line
192 x 24 cm
Installation view





  





 
 















Detail
  Photo by Lin Chun Yao






Detail 
  Photo by Lin Chun Yao






Detail
  Photo by Lin Chun Yao




      The room, details
  Photo by Lin Chun Yao