Kenta Cobayashi | FOTOGRAFIA EUROPEA
The Japanese artist Kenta Cobayashi will take part in the next edition of Fotografia Europea, that will be held in Reggio Emiliafrom 12 April to 9 June 2019.
The works of Cobayashi will be part of the solo show Photographic Universe, curated by Francesco Zanot and set up inside the Cloisters of San Pietro.
In this exhibition, Cobayashi collects a number of images drawn from different series, retracing the work carried out in the last years on the theme of generations, technology, artificial intelligence, time, science and science fiction. Each displayed photograph is accompanied by a second version of the same image as negative, placed on the ground. In this manner two opposite interpretations of reality, both originating from the same frame, are presented at the same time, creating a distancing effect which dilates perception. In Cobayashi's work photography has nothing to do with documenting the truth, but rather is an interference, a link that connects different spaces and times, and a portal (the videogame Portal is an inspiration for the project) for the mind to cross.
Image: Kenta Cobayashi, Pink Hair, #blur #sharpness, 2018
Kenta Cobayashi
Fotografia Europea
Reggio Emilia
12/04 - 09/06/2019
Free admission
