Nature Morte directly refers to the
first photographs that inherited the
iconographic tradition of late 18th-century
still life painting. Taking up
the idea of these composed shots,
combined with a desire to heighten
the reality of the photographic subject,
Roberto Pellegrinuzzi processes his
images with photo-editing software so
as to break their structure down into
their constituent layers. The resulting
images acquire a three-dimensionality
that is de-composed and re-composed
before spectators’ eyes. They paradoxically
take on new life through our
gaze. Taking his cue from the past,
Pellegrinuzzi finds the revolutionary
dimension in digital technology.