Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
When one retires, it can free up time as well as one's mind, providing an opportunity to experiment and find out what is important. Armando, who worked as an architect before retirement, uses photography to explore the circle of life in nature.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Little by little, we discover Armando's fascination with oxidation. It seems to have started by looking at advertising billboards.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Armando tells us how the designs he is fascinated by come to be. It all has to do with billboards, and how they are marked up, torn, and over time, oxidized. The oxidation process is fascinating.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Armando begins describing the structure of his book, and talks about how he envisions a kind of journey, beginning in the far reaches of the universe, down to the tiny details of a flower.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
In this segment, describing chapters 3 - 6, we can imagine storms, volcanoes, oceans, and mountains in Armando's photographs.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
In chapter. 7, Armando describes how, to him, his images represent vegetation, woodlands, trees, and flowers.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Not only are Armando's photographs reminiscent of the universe and nature — they also recall other works of art from history.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Armando talks about how the works of Duchamp influenced his work and that of so many contemporary artists. The choice of a unique exhibition hall played a part, as well.
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