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Petrus - print by Francesca Catastini - OstLicht

Francesca Catastini

Petrus 31 2016

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Petrus 01 by Francesca Catastini

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Petrus 01 2018

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Francesca Catastini

 

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OstLicht Selection

15.02.-22.04.2023

Francesca Catastini
21.10.–20.11.2021

A bedroom in shades of gray and white. A stone bust, the eyes of which are covered by hands. A figurine stands on a nightstand, its decapitated head lies next to it. In between photographs of interior designs with dark wood. Francesca Catastini's photographic work aims to overcome the idea of separation, initiating an interaction of images with other images, text, or objects. Through this process of continuous invention and layering, new meanings are achieved.

 

OstLicht. Gallery for Photography presents works from Francesca Catastini's series The Modern Spirit Is Vivisective and Petrus, where the artist addresses the phenomenon of public dissections. From the late 16th to 18th century, executed convicts were publicly dissected almost once a year in so-called anatomical theaters, which were visited by students, professors, dignitaries and paying audience. These theaters are the starting point of the photographic series. The Modern Spirit Is Vivisective explores the theater’s architecture and reflects on the observational role of the audience, who – whether laypersons or professionals - witnessed the segmentation of human bodies.

 

In Petrus, Catastini explores the human urge to define oneself and the world through specific forms. She regards their symbolic power and the way they shape us and our views. Forms are never stable, but a result of a never-ending tension of different forces. In a cynical, careful, and arbitrary analysis, Francesca Catastini plays with archetypes and images. The titular name Petrus refers to a liquor of the same name, which in the 1970s was considered "the perfect drink for the strong man" and "the man who lives according to nature". 

 

Francesca Catastini was born in 1982 in Lucca, Italy, and lives and works in Vienna. In 2009 she earned her master’s degree in Photography and Visual Design at the NABA Academy in Milan. In 2016, her book The Modern Spirit Is Vivisective was awarded the ViennaPhotoBookAward. That same year she participated in a series of exhibitions of artists who use photobooks and publications in their artistic practice, including Ouvrage at Twenty 14 Contemporary, Milan, and Burning with Pleasure, at Matèria Gallery, Rome. In 2019, her second book Petrus was published by Kehrer Verlag.


Francesca Catastini's work has been presented in numerous international exhibitions, including NOT ONLY HISTORY, BUT OUR MEMORIES at Podbielski Contemporary, Milan (2021), Resistance and Sensibility at Fotografie Forum Frankfurt (2020), Un anno lungo un giorno at Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato (2020), Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography, Tel Aviv (2019), Photolux Festival at IMT School for Advanced Studies, Lucca (2019), Futures Photography at Westergastheater, Unseen, Amsterdam (2019), Fotografe italiane 1965-2018 at Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome (2018), CENTQUATRE-PARIS, Paris (2018), MACRO in Factory, Rome (2018), Plat(t)form at Fotomuseum Winterthur (2017), Feminine Masculine at London Art Fair (2016). Furthermore, Francesca Catastini's works have been selected by CAMERA Torino for FUTURES photography (2019).

 

Francesca Catastini

 

EXHIBITIONS

OstLicht Selection

15.02.-22.04.2023

Francesca Catastini
21.10.–20.11.2021

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Petrus - print by Francesca Catastini - OstLicht

Francesca Catastini

Petrus 31 2016

Inkjet print

1800.00 €
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Petrus 01 by Francesca Catastini

Francesca Catastini

Petrus 01 2018

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3000.00 €
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