ART IN THE WOODS
ART IN THE WOODS
ART IN THE WOODS
Artistic and photographic exhibition of Gioia Maini's shoes
"An exhibition in a singular context, of special artists who photograph original shoes. An ode to diversity, friendship, creation and their fusion."
There are fashion objects that have more to do with art than with the fast and severe world of fashion: What happens when a fashion object as iconic as the shoe struggles to free itself from the rigid system of production and sale in which it is harnessed?
9 photographers around the world portray the shoes designed by Gioia Maini in total freedom and with a single delivery: freeing the shoe from fashion photography, decontextualizing it from its role as an object to be worn and representing it, through photography, as a work of art. Only photographers who are not in fashion and who have shared something - a moment, a slice of life, a beer or a friendship - with Gioia Maini.
This is because, if shoes are the means by which Gioia presents themself to the world, only those who know them at least a little can be able to grasp not only their artistic nature but also the identity of the artist behind the work.
An exhibition that celebrates originality, individuality and friendship as an encounter and exchange. All in the beautiful setting of a forest, because just like Gioia's shoes need a bit of healthy escape from the world of fashion, even the photographs take advantage of it to take a holiday from the art galleries.
Photographs by: Marcel Asso, Corrado Dalcò, Guido Lafigliola, Antonella Lus, Tiziano Maineri, Rocio Perez, Carlos Reyes, Nit Victorio Segura.
H. 18 Performance by Erica Fierro
THE EXHIBIT shown on June 6th at Ca' dei Pini - Dozza.