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BUENOS AIRES BUILDINGS in black & white
Molinari portrayed Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina, with a perspective far from the usual and obvious aesthetic conditioning. His point of view is unique. Ignoring the touristy side from the very beginning, Molinari points his lens toward unprecedented, anonymous glimpses that are mute in their absolute, objective silence. There are white, smooth, and … Continue reading
OH ILL MISS THIS SKY
In a few weeks, I was leaving Buenos Aires for good, and I knew I would miss the city’s clear, deep sky with all its shades of blue. So, I took a few pictures. Now, I can refresh my memory and soothe my soul at any moment. Me estaba yendo de Buenos Aires en unas … Continue reading
CABA – photobook
CABA Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires Is it possible to synthesize the soul of a city through photographs of its buildings? The work of Michele Molinari heads in that direction, overlooking the Buenos Aires of historic monuments and focusing on the common dwellings that stud the skyline of the porteña city. They are boundary lines by … Continue reading
THAT SKY BOOK – photobook
THAT SKY BOOK Michele Molinari lived for a few years in Recoleta, an aristocratic neighborhood that still keeps something of the old Frenchified past that the upper bourgeoisie treasured. And from there, from a permanent window and a fixed camera, he could assess the two qualities of the Buenos Aires sky: first, its fidelity and … Continue reading
BUENOS AIRES – photobook
BUENOS AIRES ” … Walls, smooth and bare, which Molinari photographs closing up on its own camera lens, show a dreary and anonymous city side, even though in his framings, bolds and never trivials, the photographer is able to unearth and celebrate, of these white concrete buildings, a hidden and austere, almost majestic, beauty. ” … Continue reading