Taxonomies
Stefano Graziani
a+m bookstore
Hardcover with dust Jacket
40 Pages
250 x 310 cm
2006
ISBN 9788887071217
“When I began this project I was not exactly sure in which direction I was going.The main aspect which I wished to focus my investigation on was photography as a system of observation. I began by examining the natural science disciplines and their scholars as pioneers in the field of observation, since they used and continue to use visual tools equipped with lenses; in the past, to investigate microscopic scales, while today the scales of vision are even smaller. This work is built around the idea of the taxonomy – the classification – of the visible, as the structural quality of photography since its origin. The idea of series, sequences and repetition, present in the debate and in the development of contemporary photography since the 1970s, is one of the fundamental aspects running through this project. I asked myself whether it would be possible to refer to a thought eluding the verisimilitude of photography.“ – Stefano Graziani
About the Artist
Stefano Graziani is active at the crossroad between photography, art and architecture, Stefano Graziani contributes with an unconventional voice to the contemporary artistic discourse. His works have been exhibited internationally by institutions such as Fondazione Prada in Milan, the Venice Architecture Biennial or the European Art Biennial Manifesta. His work was extensively published in monographic and collective publications, he has also personally authored and edited several book projects.
About the Publisher
a+mbookstore is a publishing house and a bookstore specialising in visual contemporary arts, founded in 1993 in Milan.
