E X P L O R A
Photographic collaboration with Sophie Conin
Photographic Series - 2018
In preparation for the Italian solo show EXPLORA (Rome, December 2018) Daniele Scauso and Sophie Conin collaborated in the realization of a series of photographs and promotional material for the exhibition.
"At the show Explora, I was presenting series of works centered on the hiccups of the relationship between human evolution and technologic progress. Interpersonal communication was certainly a big aspect of the story I wanted to share, and it was addressed by several works. How do we communicate interests me deeply with the new channels and alphabets we develop - from sign languages to emoticons.
I asked Sophie to portray my hands at work, spelling the seven letter composing the title of the exhibition in the sign language EXPLORA. I guess it was a symbolic wish for a broader interpretation of the works I was presenting.
Nonetheless I was looking for an intimate way to present this - very personal - Italian show.
One of the unexpected consequences of this experiment has being the organization of a private tour of the show I held hosting a group of hearing impaired people. With the help of a translator, we were able to share details about the works, and discuss about art in general. It has been very exciting and definitively expanded the communicative scope of my exhibition.
However, the most interesting aspect of the whole story is probably another: eventually a group of (hearing) friends of mine returned to the exhibition that day and joined this tour and: because I was talking to a hearing impaired audience, they were able to eventually hear what my show was all about.
All this would not have happened without these beautiful photos".
Below: Photos from the tour with members of the Gruppo Silis.
In preparation for the Italian solo show EXPLORA (Rome, December 2018) Daniele Scauso and Sophie Conin collaborated in the realization of a series of photographs and promotional material for the exhibition.
"At the show Explora, I was presenting series of works centered on the hiccups of the relationship between human evolution and technologic progress. Interpersonal communication was certainly a big aspect of the story I wanted to share, and it was addressed by several works. How do we communicate interests me deeply with the new channels and alphabets we develop - from sign languages to emoticons.
I asked Sophie to portray my hands at work, spelling the seven letter composing the title of the exhibition in the sign language EXPLORA. I guess it was a symbolic wish for a broader interpretation of the works I was presenting.
Nonetheless I was looking for an intimate way to present this - very personal - Italian show.
One of the unexpected consequences of this experiment has being the organization of a private tour of the show I held hosting a group of hearing impaired people. With the help of a translator, we were able to share details about the works, and discuss about art in general. It has been very exciting and definitively expanded the communicative scope of my exhibition.
However, the most interesting aspect of the whole story is probably another: eventually a group of (hearing) friends of mine returned to the exhibition that day and joined this tour and: because I was talking to a hearing impaired audience, they were able to eventually hear what my show was all about.
All this would not have happened without these beautiful photos".
Below: Photos from the tour with members of the Gruppo Silis.