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Dependency #20, by Giovanni Presutti

Dependency #20, by Giovanni Presutti

Giovanni Presutti

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Dependency
(…)Irony and wrong-footing, communication strategies largely common among current culture, are those ones picked out by Giovanni Presutti in Dependency, photographic works reflecting on dependency as a mean of survival to contemporary life. The author has a great synthesis skill that let him give a truthful picture of our society. He is able to make us smile in front of single images, but above all he fosters a careful and whole reflection on the man forced to take on a lot of different behaviours and the consequent habits, so that he lays his own weakness bare to us, his deep frailty that appears as his distinctive feature even if he doesn’t want to show it. (…)Presutti doesn’t choose a dramatic approach, he doesn’t want to emphasize the matter as it is common to some photographers of his generation. There isn’t rhetoric in his photos, his look is ironic but deep, amused but critic, the images are made up with a careful accuracy and exactness. When present, the colours are bright and modulated, able to lead the user’s eyes on the most significant aspects. The language used by Presutti is similar to that one of fashion and publicity, he takes part in social discussion without that emphasis used by Oliviero Toscani in some of his famous photos, lacking in that desecrating style at all costs. He stages his dreams, his ideas and his nightmares as Maurizio Cattelan does in his editorial project Toilet Paper by means of Pierpaolo Ferrari’s lens(…).

Luca Panaro-copyright-2011

Giovanni Presutti

Giovanni, born on March 30, 1965, is a native of Florence, Italy, where he continues to reside and create. Graduating from the Photography School of Art in Florence in 1998, Giovanni's artistic journey took flight with the project "Reflexions" in Paris from 2003 to 2005, a collaborative endeavor under the mentorship of Giorgia Fiorio and Gabriel Bauret. Since then, Giovanni has cultivated a prolific exhibition history both in Italy and abroad, showcasing his work in public and private museums, galleries, and cultural institutions across major cities worldwide, including New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles, Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Tel Aviv, and more. His contributions have been featured prominently in prestigious events such as the Biennale di Venezia 2011 and Rencontres Des Arles 2012. Throughout his career, Giovanni has been the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, including first prizes in "A Better World" (2008) and "Portfolio Ariosto" (2007), among others. His work has been published in renowned magazines such as China Life Magazine, Vanity Fair, Espresso, and Sette Magazine. Giovanni's artistic legacy extends beyond exhibitions and awards, with several published works to his name, including "Mirror" (2008), "Eolo" (2013), "Contemporanea" (2015), and "The Era of Beyond Truth" (2018). He is also a valued member of the Synap(see) collective, further solidifying his impact on the contemporary photography scene.