Fine Art: Photomanipulation (AMATEUR) - HONORABLE MENTION
InvEarth. High voltage
Photo © Simone Arrigoni
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The InvEarth project is composed of several photographic series focusing on nature. Different subjects from flora, fauna, and the ‘four elements’ (water, earth, fire and air) were chosen as exemplary symbols of planet Earth. These were shot focusing on specific features, then developed in black and white, finally turned into negative images. The lack of color represents our world’s intrinsic dichotomy, the incessant dance between day and night, light and shadow, and yin and yang that has always marked the passage of time and the advance of evolution. The latter, the primordial principle governing life on Earth, is symbolized here by the negative reversal of the shots. This graphic process was carried out in memory of film, which for years represented the essence of photography, before being almost completely supplanted by digital formats.
The project starts with the "High voltage" series devoted to lightning, which has been present on Earth since it first took shape, dominated by volcanoes. Here, lightning is captured inside an imposing cumulonimbus which unleashed a storm on a September night in Cape Maleas, on the edge of the Peloponnese, Greece.
His photos and reportages have been exhibited Worldwide (Italy, UK, Greece, Belgium, China, USA, Singapore); published in books and magazines (as Image in Progress, Fotografia Reflex, Il Venerdì di Repubblica); and received more than 60 awards in the most prestigious international photo contests, such as 1st Prize at FIOF Italy International Photography Award FIIPA 2016, 1st Prize in PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2017, 1st Prize in the Fusion Art's International Contest Skies 2017 (California), 1st Prize at New York International Photography and Digital Art Contest 2017, 1st Prize in NTU International Photography Awards by Singapore's Nanyang Technological University & National Geographic.
One of his astrophotographies was published as EAPOD - European Astronomy Picture Of the Day (28 January 2017), and he has been appointed Italian Photography Ambassador in China.
A selection of pictures is featured in Saatchi Art Gallery
For further information visit: www.simonearrigoni.com
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The InvEarth project is composed of several photographic series focusing on nature. Different subjects from flora, fauna, and the ‘four elements’ (water, earth, fire and air) were chosen as exemplary symbols of planet Earth. These were shot focusing on specific features, then developed in black and white, finally turned into negative images. The lack of color represents our world’s intrinsic dichotomy, the incessant dance between day and night, light and shadow, and yin and yang that has always marked the passage of time and the advance of evolution. The latter, the primordial principle governing life on Earth, is symbolized here by the negative reversal of the shots. This graphic process was carried out in memory of film, which for years represented the essence of photography, before being almost completely supplanted by digital formats.
The project starts with the "High voltage" series devoted to lightning, which has been present on Earth since it first took shape, dominated by volcanoes. Here, lightning is captured inside an imposing cumulonimbus which unleashed a storm on a September night in Cape Maleas, on the edge of the Peloponnese, Greece.
About author:
Simone Arrigoni is a classical pianist, Freediving World Champion (he set 20 World Records in the sea, lake, under the ice and with dolphins), and awards-winning photographer.His photos and reportages have been exhibited Worldwide (Italy, UK, Greece, Belgium, China, USA, Singapore); published in books and magazines (as Image in Progress, Fotografia Reflex, Il Venerdì di Repubblica); and received more than 60 awards in the most prestigious international photo contests, such as 1st Prize at FIOF Italy International Photography Award FIIPA 2016, 1st Prize in PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2017, 1st Prize in the Fusion Art's International Contest Skies 2017 (California), 1st Prize at New York International Photography and Digital Art Contest 2017, 1st Prize in NTU International Photography Awards by Singapore's Nanyang Technological University & National Geographic.
One of his astrophotographies was published as EAPOD - European Astronomy Picture Of the Day (28 January 2017), and he has been appointed Italian Photography Ambassador in China.
A selection of pictures is featured in Saatchi Art Gallery
For further information visit: www.simonearrigoni.com
BACK TO GALLERY
