Jest
By: Ilaria Turba
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Peperoni
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9783941249011
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Artistic Photography
Work titles: Photographs
Description: Ilaria Turba is a multimedia artist working in photography, video, animation, and new media. 'Jest' deals with the archives of her Italian family, with pictures dating from the 1870s to the present. The images are not sorted thematically or chronologically, however, nor is there any discernible narrative. We are shown pictures of children at play, a family on holiday or at leisure, alongside snapshots of events, the city, or landscape. Large group portraits from over a century ago contrast with contemporary shots of random objects. The collage Turba creates thus raises questions of authenticity; an essentially photographic investigation of personal and public histories.