DUE GOCCE D'ACQUA!
About twins and dualism
Fine art photography and handmade book design about twins.
2014
Client: BFA Thesis Project (AU)
Category: Art direction, Book Design, Visual Identity, Fine Art Photography, Packaging, Exhibition Design
Sector: Art
Product: 2 Books, Poster, Exhibition componenents
“Due gocce d’acqua,” a typical Italian expression for two people who look strikingly alike, especially twins, inspires this project’s exploration of duality across genetics, maternity, mythology, semiology, and psychology.
A special focus is placed on twins in visual communication, inviting reflections on dualism, body symbolism, perception, and optical illusions. Starting with the question, “What does it mean to be born a twin?” this photographic project uses non-twin models in paired portraits to evoke the experience of existing in an indistinguishable body, prompting viewers to contemplate the essence of twinhood.
I handmade the final product, consisting in a textbook and a photobook. In the photo project I used transparent pvc paper for the first section, and cardboard masks on the second one, inviting the reader to play with it.
pt 01/ research book
pt 02/ photobook
info
24x25cm – 54 pages
Handmade photobox with four different types of paper
(Black Fabriano, White Fabriano and Favini Calligraphy 90-300gr)
Bounded with two metal rings resealable
Photos Part one: Laser Printed on polyester translucent paper
Photos Part two: Printed Inkjet Photo Paper Fujicolor Crystal Archive
Photos Part two: Printed Inkjet Photo Paper Fujicolor Crystal Archive