Matteo Cremonesi


Sculpture/Printer_Office by Matteo Cremonesi 
Text by Giovanna Manzotti
Edit by Yes I am Writing A Book
Year: 2017
Format: 148 x 200 mm, softcover. 84 pages, 500 copies + 10 (special edition). Sewn binding + pvc softcover
Price: 40 € (normal edition) 60 € (special edition)
Softcover PVC jacket, edition of 500 copies.

“Sculpture/Printer_Office, the first book by Matteo Cremonesi, examines an ordinary object of the contemporary landscape, withdrawing it from its function in order to question its status, form, and presence. Through a sequence of forty-three images structured around the repetition of details, close-ups, and profiles, the subject is subjected to a process of systematic and prolonged observation. Repetition does not generate redundancy, but rather activates perceptual variation, transforming the object into a field of visual tension. The surface—emerging from a sustained relationship between gaze and matter—becomes the site where the image suspends use and opens onto a contemplative dimension.

Distribuition : Banquet Gallery (Milano), Amanda artist run space (Genova)   Libreria 121 – (Milano),  Spazio O’ – (Milano), Bruno – (Venezia), Ritmo – (Catania), Salon Fuer Kunstbuch – (Vienna), GoodPress Gallery – (Glasgow), Einer Books – (London), Tender Books – (London), L’ascenseur végétal – (Bordeaux), ProQm – (Berlin), Mzin – (Leipzig), Choisi – (Lugano), Printed Matter – (New York).