THE CASE OF THE SCRAPED DOOR IN NOTTINGHAM (UK): WHEN DECAY BECOMES ART

© Roberto Alborghetti – The scraped door and four close-up photos, Nottingham (UK). Photos by Marysia Zipser On my most recent trip to Nottingham to participate in the 10 year anniversary events of The Ghost Bus Project, I had the opportunity to visit the Contemporary Museum, accompanied by Marysia Zipser (founder of ACT Art Culture… Read More THE CASE OF THE SCRAPED DOOR IN NOTTINGHAM (UK): WHEN DECAY BECOMES ART

LIKE SNOW ON A RED CARPET: MAGNIFICATIONS OF CRACKS AND CORROSIONS ALONG VICTORIA EMBANKMENT IN LONDON

© Roberto Alborghetti  This photo gallery – in festive colours: the images look like snow deposited on a red carpet – features 9 enlargements of random images of red cracks and scratches that I took in London, in October 2014, for my project “Lacer/Actions” and research on decomposed and dismantled advertising posters, natural cracks, industrial… Read More LIKE SNOW ON A RED CARPET: MAGNIFICATIONS OF CRACKS AND CORROSIONS ALONG VICTORIA EMBANKMENT IN LONDON

VIDEO / STORIES OF SEA WATER: PHOTOS OF CORROSIONS ON A MOTORBOAT IN TAORMINA (SICILY, ITALY)

Two years ago, along the coast of Taormina (Sicily, Italy) I noticed two motorboats in bad conditions, as if they were waiting for a cure, a restoration. My eyes were immediately drawn to the colors on the sides and hull. After thousands of hours of navigation, the paint had corroded and decomposed. It was as… Read More VIDEO / STORIES OF SEA WATER: PHOTOS OF CORROSIONS ON A MOTORBOAT IN TAORMINA (SICILY, ITALY)

LIKE ROOTS IN A DRIED LAND… / PHOTOS OF A DETERIORATED ADVERTISING BILLBOARD IN SANTO SPIRITO (BARI, PUGLIA) #12

© Roberto Alborghetti -Close-up photography; it is not a digitally manipulated image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata digitalmente. What you see in this photo series are not collages built and created deliberately with my hands, joining and sticking waste paper piece by piece, but photos of real and random torn publicity… Read More LIKE ROOTS IN A DRIED LAND… / PHOTOS OF A DETERIORATED ADVERTISING BILLBOARD IN SANTO SPIRITO (BARI, PUGLIA) #12

INTERWEAVING OF CRACKS AND COLORS / PHOTOS OF A DETERIORATED ADVERTISING BILLBOARD IN SANTO SPIRITO (BARI, PUGLIA) #11

© Roberto Alborghetti -Close-up photography; it is not a digitally manipulated image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata digitalmente. What you see in this photo series are not collages built and created deliberately with my hands, joining and sticking waste paper piece by piece, but photos of real and random torn publicity… Read More INTERWEAVING OF CRACKS AND COLORS / PHOTOS OF A DETERIORATED ADVERTISING BILLBOARD IN SANTO SPIRITO (BARI, PUGLIA) #11

THE LIGHTS AND THE DARKNESS / PHOTOS OF A BIG ADVERTISING BILLBOARD IN SANTO SPIRITO (BARI, PUGLIA) #10)

© Roberto Alborghetti -Close-up photography; it is not a digitally manipulated image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata digitalmente. What you see in this photo series are not collages built and created deliberately with my hands, joining and sticking waste paper piece by piece, but photos of real and random torn publicity… Read More THE LIGHTS AND THE DARKNESS / PHOTOS OF A BIG ADVERTISING BILLBOARD IN SANTO SPIRITO (BARI, PUGLIA) #10)

STORIES OF SEA WATER / PHOTOS OF CORROSIONS AND CRACKS ON A MOTORBOAT IN TAORMINA (SICILY, ITALY) #8

© Roberto Alborghetti – Close-up photography; it is not a digitally manipulated image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata digitalmente. Two years ago, along the coast of Taormina-Giardini Naxos (Sicily, Italy) I noticed two motorboats in bad conditions, as if they were waiting for a cure, a restoration. My eyes were immediately… Read More STORIES OF SEA WATER / PHOTOS OF CORROSIONS AND CRACKS ON A MOTORBOAT IN TAORMINA (SICILY, ITALY) #8

LIKE FROSTY TRUNKS IN WINTER / PHOTOS OF A BIG ADVERTISING BILLBOARD IN SANTO SPIRITO (BARI, PUGLIA) #9)

© Roberto Alborghetti -Close-up photography; it is not a digitally manipulated image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata digitalmente. What you see in this photo series are not collages built and created deliberately with my hands, joining and sticking waste paper piece by piece, but photos of real and random torn publicity… Read More LIKE FROSTY TRUNKS IN WINTER / PHOTOS OF A BIG ADVERTISING BILLBOARD IN SANTO SPIRITO (BARI, PUGLIA) #9)

LANDSCAPE BROKEN BY WIND / PHOTOS OF A BIG ADVERTISING BILLBOARD IN SANTO SPIRITO (BARI, PUGLIA) #8

© Roberto Alborghetti What you see in this photo series are not collages built and created deliberately with my hands, joining and sticking waste paper piece by piece, but photos of real and random torn publicity posters I saw on an outdoor billboard in Santo Spirito, Bari (Apulia, Italy). They are the result of various and… Read More LANDSCAPE BROKEN BY WIND / PHOTOS OF A BIG ADVERTISING BILLBOARD IN SANTO SPIRITO (BARI, PUGLIA) #8

STORIES OF SEA WATER / PHOTOS OF CORROSIONS AND CRACKS ON A MOTORBOAT IN TAORMINA (SICILY, ITALY) #4

© Roberto Alborghetti Two years ago, along the coast of Taormina-Giardini Naxos (Sicily, Italy) I noticed two motorboats in bad conditions, as if they were waiting for a cure, a restoration. My eyes were immediately drawn to the colors on the sides and hull. After thousands of hours of navigation, the paint had corroded and… Read More STORIES OF SEA WATER / PHOTOS OF CORROSIONS AND CRACKS ON A MOTORBOAT IN TAORMINA (SICILY, ITALY) #4

LABYRINTH OF CRACKS ON PAPER / PHOTOS OF A BIG ADVERTISING BILLBOARD IN SANTO SPIRITO (BARI, PUGLIA) #3

© Roberto Alborghetti What you see in this photo series are not collages built and created deliberately with my hands, joining and sticking piece by piece, but photos of real and random torn publicity posters I saw on an outdoor billboard in Santo Spirito, Bari (Apulia, Italy). They are the result of various and different changes… Read More LABYRINTH OF CRACKS ON PAPER / PHOTOS OF A BIG ADVERTISING BILLBOARD IN SANTO SPIRITO (BARI, PUGLIA) #3

IT’S THE YELLOWEST DAY OF THE YEAR! HAPPY MARCH 8 WITH AN ABSTRACT PHOTO (CRACKS ON A RUSTY IRON GATE)

© Roberto Alborghetti It’s the yellowest day of the year. It is the International Women’s Rights Day. Happy March 8th with an abstract photographic image: “Cracks like mimosas”. #laceractions #cracks #streetphotography #abstractphotography #8th March #womensday *** These abstract yellow and green scenes – I took them from a rusty iron gate… – remind the colors… Read More IT’S THE YELLOWEST DAY OF THE YEAR! HAPPY MARCH 8 WITH AN ABSTRACT PHOTO (CRACKS ON A RUSTY IRON GATE)

LIKE A MAP OF LIGHTS AND SHADOWS / PHOTOS OF A BIG ADVERTISING BILLBOARD IN SANTO SPIRITO (BARI, PUGLIA) #2

© Roberto Alborghetti What you see in this photo series are not collages built and created deliberately with my hands, joining and sticking piece by piece, but photos of real and random torn publicity posters I saw on an outdoor billboard in Santo Spirito, Bari (Apulia, Italy). They are the result of various and different changes… Read More LIKE A MAP OF LIGHTS AND SHADOWS / PHOTOS OF A BIG ADVERTISING BILLBOARD IN SANTO SPIRITO (BARI, PUGLIA) #2