A Contemporary Fresco Mural

Using an inventive photographic technique, Flavia Gandolfo has created two murals during her residency that explore and reinterpret colonial religious murals and modern-day political imagery in Peru. The first mural was created by applying photographic emulsion to the wall and exposing the images, thereby developing them directly on the wall; the second mural was created by developing images on a sheet of paint that was then peeled and applied to the wall. In depicting religious and political figures, Gandolfo challenges symbolic images of power and authority.

In conjunction with this residency, Art in General publishes a brochure with a text by Mónica de la Torre. It can be downloaded here for free. For a printed version, purchase this publication along with the entire set of Art in General’s residency brochures in the online store for only $5.

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