Stefano Cerio – Chinese Fun
128 pages, 30.8 x 24.5 cm , 1106 g.
Stefano Cerio – Chinese Fun
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Stefano Cerio (*1962) directs his attention to alternative worlds: for his elaborate series he takes pictures of recreational paradises—ski arenas, cruises, water and fun parks.

For the artist, Italian street altars even count among these colorful illusory worlds that people create for the purpose of escaping from everyday life. Yet in his cool photographs Cerio without exception exposes the fun rides and the adventure pools in the off-season and therefore devoid of visitors; the ruptures, the bleakness, and the senselessness that become visible behind the amusing façades.

For Chinese Fun, the photographer visited a whole range of recreational parks, water landscapes, and sports grounds in Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, and Hong Kong. His centrally organized compositions are made with a plate camera and document selected absurd arrangements—from a concrete fruit basket as large as a house to the looped tracks of an enormous roller coaster in the interior courtyard of an office complex.
PublisherHatje Cantz
Year
CoverHardcover
LanguageGerman, English, Italian
Notedesign by Julia Wagner, grafikanstalt
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ISBN978-3-7757-3969-6
ContributorsWalter Guadagnini, Nadine Barth
Article IDart-15797

 

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