Tag: Visual journalism

THE INVISIBLE WALL / CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF URBAN DECAY IN LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND – IMAGE #1

© 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 #1

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FROM STREET WALLS TO INTERIOR DESIGN: ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPH AS ARTISTIC FURNISHING COMPLEMENT #8

The artwork in the photo is made by © Roberto Alborghetti How might the photographic images I took for my project “Lacer/azioni” appear inside a house or a studio? Technology can help us imagine an answer to the question. In this series of images, here are some solutions. I think it is curious to think… Read More FROM STREET WALLS TO INTERIOR DESIGN: ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPH AS ARTISTIC FURNISHING COMPLEMENT #8

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SUMMER VISIONS: THE SHORT VIDEO ABOUT CRACKS AND CORRODED PAINT ON A BOAT IN GIARDINI NAXOS, SICILY

Walking along the beaches of Giardini Naxos, near Taormina (Sicily, Italy) I noticed an old boat in bad conditions, waiting for 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 if the water of… Read More SUMMER VISIONS: THE SHORT VIDEO ABOUT CRACKS AND CORRODED PAINT ON A BOAT IN GIARDINI NAXOS, SICILY

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FROM STREET WALLS TO INTERIOR DESIGN: ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPH AS ARTISTIC FURNISHING COMPLEMENT #7

The artwork in the photo is made by © Roberto Alborghetti How might the photographic images I took for my project “Lacer/azioni” appear inside a house or a studio? Technology can help us imagine an answer to the question. In this series of images, here are some solutions. I think it is curious to think… Read More FROM STREET WALLS TO INTERIOR DESIGN: ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPH AS ARTISTIC FURNISHING COMPLEMENT #7

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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

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J.CIDEL ABOUT MY PROJECT: “TRANSFORMING DECAYED SURFACES INTO MESMERIZING WORKS OF ART”

FROM JCIDEL COLLECTION ON INSTAGRAM:  “Meet one of our visionary collaborators: Roberto Alborghetti. He turns every day decomposed elements into extraordinary works of art. With macrophotography, he captures the fine textures and details of natural imperfections. Our prints have a unique journey, and Roberto’s process is nothing short of extraordinary. He uncovers beauty in the… Read More J.CIDEL ABOUT MY PROJECT: “TRANSFORMING DECAYED SURFACES INTO MESMERIZING WORKS OF ART”

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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)

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SOMEONE IS WATCHING US FROM THE WALLS / PHOTOS OF EYES IN TORN AND DECOMPOSED PUBLICITY POSTERS (#5)

© Roberto Alborghetti There are eyes that always “look” at us. They are those of the faces on the advertising posters on the walls or on the billboards, along the streets of our cities. The torn paper of the advertisements, consumed by time and bad weather, can reveal interesting glimpses and elements, such as those… Read More SOMEONE IS WATCHING US FROM THE WALLS / PHOTOS OF EYES IN TORN AND DECOMPOSED PUBLICITY POSTERS (#5)

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CRACKS, WHEN THE MATTER IS SHATTERED BY TIME (AND WEATHER): THE RAILWAY WARNING SIGN NEAR ROME #8

© 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 #8

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THESE WORKS “BECOME METAPHORS OF HUMAN FRAGILITY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF REGENERATION”

GUEST WRITER: PATRIZIA POGGI, Art expert and Ambassador of Saperi e Sapori d’Italia Roberto Alborghetti captures with photography the details of torn advertising posters, cracks on walls, or signs of wear on means of transport, transforming them into collages, prints on canvas or installations. These fragments, destined for oblivion, become metaphors of human fragility, resilience… Read More THESE WORKS “BECOME METAPHORS OF HUMAN FRAGILITY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF REGENERATION”

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FROM STREET WALLS TO INTERIOR DESIGN: ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPH AS ARTISTIC FURNISHING COMPLEMENT #5

© Roberto Alborghetti How might the photographic images I took for my project “Lacer/azioni” appear inside a house or a studio? Technology can help us imagine an answer to the question. In this series of images, here are some solutions. I think it is curious to think of placing, as furnishing accessories, photographs that I… Read More FROM STREET WALLS TO INTERIOR DESIGN: ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPH AS ARTISTIC FURNISHING COMPLEMENT #5

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CRACKS, GRAFFITI AND RUST / VIDEOCLIP BY LICEO “ROCCI” (PASSO CORESE, FARA SABINA, ITALY)

In recent years I have been visiting many schools around Italy to coordinate the project “Ciak si girano video!” supported by ministerial funds and the European Union to combat school dropout and promote educational innovation. It is promoted by Funtasy Editrice in collaboration with the Scholastic Institutes. Recently the initiative also involved the students of… Read More CRACKS, GRAFFITI AND RUST / VIDEOCLIP BY LICEO “ROCCI” (PASSO CORESE, FARA SABINA, ITALY)

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ART ON THINGS / PHOTO OF SCRATCHES ON A THEATRE CHAIR (IMAGE #39)

© 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 #39)

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