MACRO PHOTOS FOR “THE WORLD WATER DAY” (MARCH 22): THE SHAPES OF SEA WATER

A video to celebrate the World Water Day 2020, on 22 March.  The pictures of the video are not paintings or digitally made compositions, but abstract and macro photos that I took for my project-research “Lacer/actions” around an old boat – and its hull – in Torre a  Mare, beautiful seaside place in Apulia, Italy.… Read More MACRO PHOTOS FOR “THE WORLD WATER DAY” (MARCH 22): THE SHAPES OF SEA WATER

A COLLAGE FOR THE COVER OF LAMIAGENDA 2020/2021

  Here is the cover of the 2020/2021 edition of LAMIAGENDA, classic square version (16 cm x 16 cm). The unmistakable cover is based on the artwork by Roberto Alborghetti (collage created with waste paper of advertising posters). * Ecco la copertina dell’edizione 2020/2021 de LAMIAGENDA, versione classica quadrata (16 cm x 16 cm). Inconfondibile… Read More A COLLAGE FOR THE COVER OF LAMIAGENDA 2020/2021

SIGNS OF OUR TIMES / MACRO PHOTOS OF A DISFIGURED WASTEBIN

These are not modern art paintings or pop art works. They are just macro and abstract photos of details of a disfigured wastebin, in Milan… The pictures are part of my “LaceR/Actions” project-research, which now has reached 120.000 photos taken across the world. “LaceR/Actions” is a multidisciplinary project concerning researches about decomposed and torn publicity… Read More SIGNS OF OUR TIMES / MACRO PHOTOS OF A DISFIGURED WASTEBIN

THE 4 SEASONS: WINTER IN ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPHY (VIDEO)

New video by Roberto Alborghetti for his “Lacer / actions” research project. It concerns the Four Seasons “, seen and told with the macro photographs of the decomposed advertising posters. The first stop is winter. The soundtrack by Antonio Vivaldi is inevitable: the track is the famous Largo, performed by Ensemble Brixia Musicalis (Elisa Citterio,… Read More THE 4 SEASONS: WINTER IN ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPHY (VIDEO)

RETROSPECTIVE: BLUE TRACKS / TRACCE BLU (VIDEO, 2010)

“Blue Tracks / Tracce Blu” was made exactly 10 years ago: in January 2010. I created it through the Animoto platform, accepting the challenge of producing a video clip of thirty seconds of maximum duration. I took some of the macro photographic images of torn advertising posters. This is another video clip for “Lacer/actions” project. The dominant… Read More RETROSPECTIVE: BLUE TRACKS / TRACCE BLU (VIDEO, 2010)

THE FOUR SEASONS IN LACER/ACTIONS: WINTER #4

© Roberto Alborghetti Each season has its colors. But what colors does winter have? Easy to answer, just look around … The torn advertising posters on billboards also have winter colors. So, through my macro photos  I tried to imagine a color palette … Yes, trails of snow and ice, in exclusive for my LaceR/Actions research, which… Read More THE FOUR SEASONS IN LACER/ACTIONS: WINTER #4

12 PICS (FOR 12 MONTHS) SELECTED FROM THE 12.000 MACRO PHOTOS TAKEN IN 2019

  What better way to remember a year, 2019, with twelve images, one for each month? Here are twelve images for twelve months, selected from the approximately 12,000 that I captured in 2019. From January to December, traveling through colors and emotions,  through macro photographs that tell the reality that surrounds us … As is… Read More 12 PICS (FOR 12 MONTHS) SELECTED FROM THE 12.000 MACRO PHOTOS TAKEN IN 2019

RETROSPECTIVE / SEASON’S GREETINGS: STARS FROM 2009 (VIDEO)

Here is another video created 10 years ago. Exactly in December 2009. The intent and goal was to express good wishes with my “Lacer / actions” project. So, I wanted to assemble torn up advertising posters with the characteristic of having stars. Yes, Xmas Stars!  So here is Stars & Tears video. With best wishes… Read More RETROSPECTIVE / SEASON’S GREETINGS: STARS FROM 2009 (VIDEO)

THE “CRACKS” FILES / EXPLORING METAL AND PLASTIC SURFACES

Cracks is part of my Lacer/actions Project which investigates and explores the incredible dimension of the decomposition of torn publicity posters on outside advertisings billboards. Since 2009 I entered the wonderful world of Cracks… We are surrounded by cracks. We live in a planet of cracks (yes, cracks are maybe another metaphor of Life, as well as the waste-paper…). All the Cracks pics… Read More THE “CRACKS” FILES / EXPLORING METAL AND PLASTIC SURFACES

13th NOVEMBER: WORLD KINDNESS DAY/ LIKE A SILK CARESS ON THE MIND…

Kindness is like a silk caress on the mind … This phrase was suggested to me by the images of the silk scarves produced with the image design of my “Lacer / Actions” project. Today is the World Kindness Day: it is celebrated annually on 13th November. On this day, participants attempt to make the… Read More 13th NOVEMBER: WORLD KINDNESS DAY/ LIKE A SILK CARESS ON THE MIND…