Luca Donnini is an Italian photographer. Last week, he put up an unannounced small street exhibition in the little passageway connecting Nusiceva street with the Nikola Pasic square. Surprisingly enough, next morning the posters were gone. Here’s an explanation from Luca’s website:
“Friday night we stuck up the photographs till 2.30 am.
Saturday morning, May the 15th, I came back to see the installation illuminated by the sun.
The flower seller at the square said the police intervened cleaning up the alley between 6 and 9 am.”
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Some people might argue that he did not have any permission to stick his photo works onto a public wall (as Donini himself underline in his project explanation on his web site) which is of course part of the fun…nevertheless it is a pity.
I’m discovering Luca’s work thanks to you Viktor and I’d say, being an enthusiast of photography myself, it is very good indeed.
There is something about images, they work both at a conscious and unconsciuos level, hence they can produce uncomfortable feelings to the viewers and consequently unpredictable reactions. Which is not the case here. I really don’t see the point of what the police did (unless they might have thought the images displayed were morally unacceptable, which again it is not the case here).
Cheers from Italy
Paolo
Of course it’s possible to argue that he did not have a permission – he probably didn’t. But what I think it’s fair from Luca’s side is that he choose a really dirty and little-used passage that needs freshening up anyway. It’s not a very busy one either, maybe a couple hundred people pass there during the entire day. On the other hand, hooligan, nationalistic and neonazi graffiti remain there for months and years. I guess it takes a lot more effort to cover them up than it takes for someone to tear these posters down.
It’s sad, but I’m glad at least some people will hear about this artist after this. I am one of them too.
This has got me thinking a lot too, and I just posted something about it on my blog: http://www.dvafoto.com/2010/06/taking-it-to-the-streets-in-belgrade/
There are all sorts of fun things to think about in the context of this being street art, and of course the core of that is that you don’t usually have permission to put your work up in this way. That’s part of the game.
But what gets me is that this exhibition stands for maybe 6 hours while the real menace, offensive and threatening graffiti, stays around for months. There are all sorts of reasons for that we know, but it is still a shame.
Keep the art, and use it to make up for the hate that is usually on these walls.
Too bad I haven’t had a chance to see the exhibition.
On the other side, I find it very unlikely that police has removed it.
Only yesterday i read all your great comments to my CORPUS.02 event. I am very glad ViKtor that your comment brought to life my impromptu … illegal !!! … exibition.
The idea of CORPUS is that it is always in odd situations, unusual locations, temporary length, not necessarely unlicensed.
The first one in Rome at Mondrian Suite was in a former bakery shop, as it was left, with all this large white walls. There was no electricity so we had for the visitors more than 50 small flashlights. The mood created was terrific … It lasted only 1 night !!!
http://vimeo.com/10216232
I like to thank all the people who helped me in Beograd and made possible the installation and of course you Viktor who created a wonderful ‘word of mouth’ with your post.
CORPUS will travel places also because of you.
Grazie
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It was a gret pleasure to have Luca in Belgrade. Thank you for everithing dear friend hope to see you soon.
I absolutely agree with Mika.
Next time ( when you come on BELEF ), we gonna visit same restaurant in Skadarlija, and reset bad memories from la nostra citta`;).
Tanti saluti
Hi Luca, nice to hear from you personally. And thanks for putting up this exhibition! No need to thank me, if it’s something good or interesting, it will sooner or later naturally find it’s place on the Belgraded gblo.
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