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Ancient repertoire
An incipit
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Contraction, oppression, tension
The strained beauty of Michelangelo
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Grace
The delicate beauty of Canova
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Endless motion
The relentless beauty of Degas
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Anatomy of an assembly
The dismantled (and re-assembled) beauty of Rodin
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Perpetual dance
Scenography for a dance and musical performance in three scenes
As part of my master thesis work (displayed here on my Behance page) I envisioned these evocative collages as to explain and illustrate the several themes of both the art exhibition and the scenography.
Each collage refers to a particular theme. The first one is related to the first act of the exhibition, focusing the attention on the "ancient repertoire"; the second one refers to the first scene of the second act, where the focus is on the strained beauty of the Michelangiolesque body; the third one follows the second scene, related to the graceful beauty of Canova; the fourth one refers to the third scene of the exhibition, where the focus is on the beauty of dance and movement of Degas' bodies; the fifth one goes along the last scene of the exhibition, narrating the beauty of the dismantled and re-assembled body of Rodin.
Eventually, the last collage aims to be an ode to the body and its movement, its dynamic plasticity and its ability to evolve, transform itself.