Riccardo Banfi

Series of 21 photographs and 10 digital collages
inkjet prints, b/w & color
variable dimensions

“Surplus” focuses on the intersection of photography and technology, and how advances in technology are transforming the formal elements of images and the notion of synthetic images, such as computer-generated graphics.
Contemporary digital trends and the codes they convey in public, private, and virtual spheres are a formal condition and aesthetic reference, which become starting points for creating a new visual language and questioning the status of the image.
The images in “Surplus” are mostly abstract compositions that are obtained without any digital manipulation of the photo. This is achieved through the superimposition of surfaces present in the original scene or the combination and superimposition of two or more pictures and monochrome layers.
Each image is named after a photoshop tool, emphasizing the intersection between traditional photographic techniques and digital manipulation tools.