THE OTHER MARSEILLE (L’AUTRE MARSEILLE): AN OPEN-AIR CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY – IMAGE #4

All cities, even the smallest, always hold many surprises for my research into the art of decay and deterioration. I have no difficulty identifying marks, scratches, corrosion, cracks, and various disfigurements. After all, all of this speaks to the vitality of a city, an urban center. The passage of time, and of people, deposits practical… Read More THE OTHER MARSEILLE (L’AUTRE MARSEILLE): AN OPEN-AIR CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY – IMAGE #4

ART ON THINGS / PHOTO OF WHITE SCRATCHES ON A BLACK WASTE BIN (IMAGE #49)

© Roberto Alborghetti – Close-up photography; this is not a digitally created, manipulated or AI enhanced image. – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata o creata digitalmente con IA. There is a free and spontaneous form of art that flows before our eyes every day, perhaps without us realizing it.It is the one… Read More ART ON THINGS / PHOTO OF WHITE SCRATCHES ON A BLACK WASTE BIN (IMAGE #49)

FEATHERS OF RUST / PHOTOS OF THE SURPRISING PROCESS OF DETERIORATION (IMAGE #1)

© Roberto Alborghetti – Close-up photography; this is not a digitally created, manipulated or enhanced AI image. – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata o creata digitalmente con IA. It’s incredible how rust is part of time. Day after day, it forms and takes root on surfaces, allowing them to be invaded, corroded,… Read More FEATHERS OF RUST / PHOTOS OF THE SURPRISING PROCESS OF DETERIORATION (IMAGE #1)

FANTASTIC COLORS ALONG THE ROADS: “BEESTON IS ABSTRACTIVE”. A VIDEO SUPPORTING TOWN OF CULTURE 2028 BID

Fantastic colors and where to find them along Beeston roads, Nottinghamshire. In this video, made public for the first time (it was only presented in June 2024 at the special event “The Ghost Bus Night”, held at the ancient Church of St. John the Baptist in Beeston), I show some photos and close-up photos of… Read More FANTASTIC COLORS ALONG THE ROADS: “BEESTON IS ABSTRACTIVE”. A VIDEO SUPPORTING TOWN OF CULTURE 2028 BID

COLORS PALETTE IN AMSTERDAM: PHOTO OF RUST, DUST AND DETERIORATED PAPER ON THE WALLS #4

© Roberto Alborghetti  In Amsterdam city I have always taken lot of photos along streets, as all the others I collected so far. Along a street behind Magna Plaza – a big shopping center in the very heart of Amsterdam – I was attracted by an incredible “palette” located on a door hiding a sort… Read More COLORS PALETTE IN AMSTERDAM: PHOTO OF RUST, DUST AND DETERIORATED PAPER ON THE WALLS #4

COLORS PALETTE IN AMSTERDAM: PHOTO OF RUST, DUST AND DETERIORATED PAPER ON THE WALLS #3

© Roberto Alborghetti  In Amsterdam city I have always taken lot of photos along streets, as all the others I collected so far. Along a street behind Magna Plaza – a big shopping center in the very heart of Amsterdam – I was attracted by an incredible “palette” located on a door hiding a sort… Read More COLORS PALETTE IN AMSTERDAM: PHOTO OF RUST, DUST AND DETERIORATED PAPER ON THE WALLS #3

THE INVISIBLE WALL / CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF URBAN DECAY IN LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND – IMAGE #6

© Roberto Alborghetti  In Locarno, a beautiful city in Italian-speaking Switzerland, I happened upon a wall that immediately caught my attention. It’s located near the cycle/pedestrian path that leads from Locarno to Ascona. The structure is close to a sports center and perhaps even forms part of it, being at the rear of the building.… Read More THE INVISIBLE WALL / CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF URBAN DECAY IN LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND – IMAGE #6

CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF CRACKS FROM A RAILWAY WARNING SIGN IN MONTEROTONDO, ROME – THE VIDEOCLIP

© Roberto Alborghetti –  Monterotondo (Rome) – Close-up photography; it is not a digitally created, manipulated or enhanced image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine creata o modificata digitalmente. In this videoclip the images may look like paintings depicting a sky that has shattered under the blows of the global warming. Or they could… Read More CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF CRACKS FROM A RAILWAY WARNING SIGN IN MONTEROTONDO, ROME – THE VIDEOCLIP

THE INVISIBLE WALL / CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF URBAN DECAY IN LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND – IMAGE #2

© Roberto Alborghetti  In Locarno, a beautiful city in Italian-speaking Switzerland, I happened upon a wall that immediately caught my attention. It’s located near the cycle/pedestrian path that leads from Locarno to Ascona. The structure is close to a sports center and perhaps even forms part of it, being at the rear of the building.… Read More THE INVISIBLE WALL / CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF URBAN DECAY IN LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND – IMAGE #2

CRACKS, WHEN THE MATTER IS SHATTERED BY TIME (AND WEATHER): THE RAILWAY WARNING SIGN NEAR ROME #12

© Roberto Alborghetti –  Close-up photography; it is not a digitally created, manipulated or enhanced image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine creata o modificata digitalmente. This image may look like a painting depicting a sky that has shattered under the blows of the global warming. Or it could also be the reproduction of… Read More CRACKS, WHEN THE MATTER IS SHATTERED BY TIME (AND WEATHER): THE RAILWAY WARNING SIGN NEAR ROME #12

CRACKS, WHEN THE MATTER IS SHATTERED BY TIME (AND WEATHER): THE RAILWAY WARNING SIGN NEAR ROME #11

© Roberto Alborghetti –  Close-up photography; it is not a digitally created, manipulated or enhanced image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine creata o modificata digitalmente. This image may look like a painting depicting a sky that has shattered under the blows of the global warming. Or it could also be the reproduction of… Read More CRACKS, WHEN THE MATTER IS SHATTERED BY TIME (AND WEATHER): THE RAILWAY WARNING SIGN NEAR ROME #11

CRACKS, WHEN THE MATTER IS SHATTERED BY TIME (AND WEATHER): THE RAILWAY WARNING SIGN NEAR ROME #9

© Roberto Alborghetti –  Close-up photography; it is not a digitally created, manipulated or enhanced image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine creata o modificata digitalmente. This image may look like a painting depicting a sky that has shattered under the blows of the global warming. Or it could also be the reproduction of… Read More CRACKS, WHEN THE MATTER IS SHATTERED BY TIME (AND WEATHER): THE RAILWAY WARNING SIGN NEAR ROME #9

ART ON THINGS / PHOTO OF SCRATCHES ON A THEATRE CHAIR (IMAGE #40)

© Roberto Alborghetti – – Close-up photography; this is not a digitally created, manipulated or enhanced image. – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata o creata digitalmente. There is a free and spontaneous form of art that flows before our eyes every day, perhaps without us realizing it.It is the one that appears on… Read More ART ON THINGS / PHOTO OF SCRATCHES ON A THEATRE CHAIR (IMAGE #40)