IA UA OA 2013

Curator: First impression: It's as if someone painted a memory of a place more than an exact copy, soft and dreamy. Editor: Here we have Giorgia Valli's "IA UA OA" from 2013. It’s a lovely photographic piece with plein-air elements that evokes the timelessness of nature through a contemporary lens. Curator: Yes, there's almost a haziness to it. Is that intentional, to kind of soften the edges of reality? Editor: Given its influences, it blends aspects of impressionism within nature photography—and you get that sense of ephemerality alongside its documentation of this singular moment. She lets light and color blend for an overall aesthetic experience, more than capturing the explicit forms, don't you think? Curator: Absolutely, there's an impressionistic approach here. That bird seems quite content to simply observe. A kingfisher? It feels like stepping into someone's personal meditation on the landscape. There is something profoundly still here, as though one can hear silence in its many layered facets. Editor: Valli frequently blends various photography styles with plein-air techniques, and is really asking some questions about how we relate to natural spaces. Where does landscape end and artistic perception begin? Where does history shape how we experience this bird within this context? Curator: You're right, she seems more concerned with feeling the landscape than documenting its clinical details. I am struck by how alive it all appears and really appreciate this approach. Editor: In these ways, it brings into conversation the legacy of landscape painting and its place within public and private memory. It also touches on the political dimension involved when considering who can speak for nature and under what conditions. Curator: Exactly! Thank you! So it makes sense to reflect on all the complexities that have made the space before us both precious, and even imperiled. Editor: Yes, there's so much to consider and so many avenues for reflection within even this fleeting look. It makes one yearn for the ability to pause.