Stories Adrianna Glaviano: the safety of objects and the snake egg Text by Alessandro Ronchi Photo by Adrianna Glaviano Add to bookmarks If the devil is in the details, if the fly at the margins of vanitas alludes to the transience of matter, one point in the image is often dedicated to what has been removed. In Glaviano's photographs everything aims towards that point. Bloc Studios with Valentina Cameranesi and Enrico Pompili Valentina Cameranesi vases for Apartamento Magazine "Piscines" project, Paris Valentina Cameranesi vase for SEM Valentina Cameranesi vase for Apartamento Magazine Muzeum Susch Montparnasse Valentina Cameranesi vase for SEM Aubervilliers Bloc Studios with Valentina Cameranesi and Enrico Pompili La Petite Bibliotheque Ronde in Clamart Dr Clark House restaurant La Petite Bibliotheque Ronde in Clamart Les Etoiles d'Ivry, Ivry Sur Seine La Defense Ivry Sur Seine "Piscines" project, Paris "Piscines" project, Paris "Piscines" project, Paris "Piscines" project, Paris There always seems to be something that doesn't add up in Adrianna Glaviano's photographs, and what doesn't add up amounts to exactly what matters: a gash ripping through order, predictability, an arrangement or symmetry. The chance encounter on a dissecting table of a sewing machine and an umbrella, Lautremont would say. It is a question of shapes and volumes and semantics: a cluster of small houses next to buildings in which one of the two is out of proportion, a wall mosaic slashed to make it illegible, or pecten shells that appear out of place in a pocket, as if conjured up by a magician. It is a game of perspective and framing: the table is shot so that it looks disproportionate compared to the vase, the stairs distorted so that they lead nowhere but to an Escherian paradox. Purely unsettling dynamics: we look absent-mindedly at Glaviano's photos and they look familiar, but the more we observe them, the more the disquiet of the incongruous, the subversion of the world, the snake's egg, becomes clear. 29 June 2021 Share See AlsoOther Articles Stories Designing outdoor spaces: parks and playgrounds to (re)discover From the new permanent installation by Parasite 2.0 in Piedmont to the skatepark outside the Centre Pompidou designed by the artist Raphaël Zarka and local architect Jean-Benoît Vétillard Serena Scarpello Exhibitions Vases, carpets, plates, screens: the barometer of decoration The latest edition of the Salone del Mobile.Milano confirmed the trend towards ornamentation, marking out contemporary living spaces. Celebrating its buzz in the name of expressive freedom. Giulia Zappa Salone Selection The holiday library. 5 important books to savor tranquilly From Robert Wilson’s chairs to fables about the Castiglioni brothers. From the Compasso d’Oro to Beatrice Leanza’s thoughts and a bookazine on luxury. Essential reading for all those with a passion for the topic. Patrizia Malfatti
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