THE STORY OF A BASKETBALL COURT: MARIANO COMENSE
The purpose of this work is to discuss not only basketball but the man, his emotional organization. For example, we would like to point out that our intimate and relationship experiences happen one step at a time. It is possible for them to blend together, but we cannot experience them at the same time. ‘A book to tell myself, first of all, what I cannot see but I feel like the ‘Mystery of Basketball’. All I had to do was stand to the side of the court and try to give it a visible face. I began to search within myself for words and visual images that could tell the hidden story. Task that I thought was impossible. Although writing may be easier for me because of my age and experience, it was still very difficult to give visual reality to a feeling.’
THE MYSTERY THAT TRANSFORMS BASKETBALL INTO EMOTIONS
Basketball is not solely a display or amusement, but rather an expression of a different world, a magical and vibrant one that is still undiscovered. Basketball. The relationship between the outside and the inside connects us in an invisible dimension. 'If Basketball is a question, emotion can only be its natural answer'.
The basketball process can be observed as if one were observing a canvas of a picture that has not yet been painted. When someone observes a painted picture, they don't pay attention to the canvas's texture, but rather to its shapes, colors, and perspectives.
The painter's awesomeness of color combinations and formalities, as well as the visual story that permeates the painting, intrigue him. Any vision without support, not only the canvas, even if it were air, would be impossible.
Multidimensional photography - A visionary concept draws inspiration solely from 'colors and materials'. Find out more
Winner of 2 London Festival Advertising awards. Find out more
He creates photographic projects for advertising campaigns in Latin America and North America. Find out more
The hours he spent making his own teenage 'works' were the origins of the art he makes now, bringing the things he imagines into the world..Find out more
Historically photography has been 'loaded' with the task of providing documentation. In the 19th century, there was the idea that photography provided truth, but with AI and digital photography today, we know images no longer convey truth. They can be very easily constructed. I understand photography as an art form that interlaces with other disciplines like performance or life moments.
'I use photography for research, experimentation and to create new meaning, to facilitate conversations and stimulate reflection.' ...
... 'I believe that storytelling is an art. I dedicate my energy to make Stories that people want to share rather than make people want to share stories.' ... [Ref. Claudio BTA Founder]
In ‘Basketball Reawakening’ Gabriele Sironi, Walter Ferraioli, Riccardo Sironi, and Claudio Ciceri share a visual adventure.
PASSION
We are trying to give the people something beautiful, emotional, highly professional, and maybe put a smile on their face, even just for a moment. We get bored really fast and that’s why our Art is moving fast too, We are trying to get out of our comfort zone as much as we can, because we know things only move forward when you’re not afraid of change. Our photographs frequently take stories which, in the wrong hands, could easily become trite and reductive. We would make art which 'sings'. We think the most important thing you can do when you’re making a short 'story' is to 'fall in love' with your subject, so that you truly understand who they are and what makes them tick.