THE PERCEPTION OF BEING
Attilio Solzi

No. 59
first edition, 2025
limited edition of 100 ex.
language: English
Date of Release:May, 2025

hardcover
252 pages
252 black and white images
148,5 x 210 mm

Text: Atillio Solzi
Design: Vieceli & Cremers

BOOKLAUNCH 
16th of May, 2025 at Offprint London


The author is known for New Perspectives In Western Civilization and Hole Hose Hope—artist books that approach the book as the sole and final medium of artistic articulation, examining the structural interplay between image and language as inseparable components of meaning.

"The work was created during the winter in the countries bordering the Baltic Sea—Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Poland—and explores the connection between landscape and the human soul, examining how this relationship is perceived and how it influences our sense of being.
It consists of close-up images of streets, frozen courtyards, and walls, as well as repeated photographs of a human figure in a static pose that highlights feelings of emptiness and loneliness—both inside and out. Each image is accompanied by a single word: an adjective, a description of a mental or emotional state. Beneath the recurring figure, the word "human" is repeated.The final image takes the form of a kind of figurine—a holy card or tarot card—offering an interpretation of existence and the inherent difficulty of living."

Attilio Solzi

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