Mediterranean
By: Mimmo Jodice ; essays by George Hersey and Predrag Matvejević.
Contributors: Hersey, George L.; Matvejević, Predrag, 1932-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Aperture
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 111
Subjects: Jodice, Mimmo, 1934-; Photography, Artistic.; Ruins in art.; Mediterranean Region -- Antiquities -- Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Region -- Pictorial works.
Description: At the same time, Mimmo Jodice's artful darkroom interventions give these images a renewed energy, one that is born of the present material world, but which seems sustained by loftier, more elusive mysteries. He begins with black-and-white negatives, and then works in the darkroom to create the simultaneous presence of a multiplicity of tones. Jodice's treatment of the photographic paper gives the images a suggestion of movement - they vibrate with the sense, as he puts it, that "everything is fleeting and somewhat impregnable.".

Jodice's deeply original work reveals not only an experimental creative process, but also an informed and unique vision addressing a subject matter - archaeology - that has never before been considered in this way. His particular interpretations of such Classical icons remind us of the continuing impact of the Mediterranean world on our present lives, and reinstill a sense of epic, of adventure, of wonder, and even of providence - all so often missing in contemporary culture. Jodice provides us with a vision of the Mediterranean that is rich and vast, letting symbolic images become links between the experience of diverse peoples, and between ourselves and our distant ancestors.