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Monday, 19 August 2019

Artlyst - Robert Polidori: Fra Angelico/Opus Operantis

My latest article for Artlyst previews an exhibition of photographs taken by Robert Polidori when he was invited to photograph the restored frescoed interiors in the 15th Century San Marco Convent, as well as the building itself: 

Polidori 'was an inspired choice, as he believes that rooms act as vessels of memory. As an acclaimed photographer of human habitats, interior spaces and urban environments, his images reflect on notions of memory and history embedded within architecture ...

this series of photographs Fra Angelico/Opus Operantis present what Polidari has described as an idealized view of time and place as it exists in the mind’s eye, delivering images that invoke stillness and contemplation through their detailed command of colour, texture, light and shade. In this way, his images mirror the contemplative nature of the San Marco frescoes, whether those designed for communal contemplation or those for private meditation in the individual cells.'

The exhibition will be at Flowers Gallery from 4 September to 12 October.

My other Artlyst articles and interviews are:
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Auckland Catholic Music Schola - Pange lingua.

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