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My name is Domenico Foschi. I am a photographer originally from Italy, residing in Los Angeles.
"Lingering Past" started in 2007, using 150 years old lenses and large format cameras .

As an Italian immigrant in the US, I have been given the opportunity of understanding the importance of living in surroundings built with people's existence in mind. This enables me to view my perspective valuable to people who grow accustomed to these surroundings and to those who have reasons to long for them.
The evidence of this past, lingering, creating tension with the present, is here to remind us who we are.

The images produced thus far, have been shown in Venice, Italy, Spain, the Gallery at LACMA and many more venues in the US.
It is my intention to explore more areas, such as Florence, Rome, Bologna, Perugia, Sicily, Naples, Bari and the landscape.
The project includes now 21 images but it's my goal to reach at least 100 chosen works.
At completion, It is my intention to work with the City of Los Angeles, with whom I have a professional relationship, on a show of "Lingering Past" and then (my most cherished outcome) through other funding, I will work toward publishing the images in a fine art photography book.
I have worked hard to minimize the costs of lodging and food by relying on connections throughout Italy. Much of the money collected will be used for film, paper, processing of images in my darkroom, framing and travel.
For backers who live outside the US: since the cost for shipping your rewards oversea is considerably higher I kindly ask you to contact me, in order to add the extra cost.
Thank you.

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Essendo le spese di spedizione per l'Italia piu' alte, una volta fatta la vostra scelta, vi chiedero' di aggiungere le spese postali extra. Grazie

"Lingering Past" (Passato persistente) e' senza dubbio un progetto che rivela una direzione personale. E' una visione nuova della terra che mi ha visto crescere, filtrata attraverso le emozioni create da una nuova consapevolezza di perdite della mia tenera eta'.
E' un diario di ricordi, tradotto in immagini fotografiche, dove il desiderio per una vita piu' semplice a livello personale e sociale e' resa evidente dalle scelte dei soggetti, composizioni visive, tonalita' e generale stato d'animo impiegato nel creare le immagini.

Guardando attraverso il vetro smerigliato della mia macchina fotografica, sono arrivato alla realizazzione che questo passato manifestato dall'architettura secolare, sfidante del tempo, e reso ancora piu' bello dagli elementi, agiva in me come uno specchio, mi permetteva di raggiungere aree della mie esperienze passate grazie alla dimensione umana che emanava.

Allo stesso modo, percorrendo le zone urbane e i paesaggi che stavo fotografando, cominciavo a capire che il passato manifestato in queste vecchie strutture create dall'uomo, stavano suscitando domande di natura esistenziale.

A quale punto ci siamo allontanati dalla nostra natura nell'atto di arrenderci al progresso, al consumismo , alla tecnologia?

E' questo un processo inevitabile a cui saremo caparci di adattarci, o e' la nostra essenza immutabile, sempre necessitante di quella dimensione umana, necessaria per crescere in maniera piu' bilanciata?

E se cio' e' vero, abbiamo una comprensione della dimensione del conflitto che vive dentro di noi?

Dove il titolo "Lingering Past" (Passato persistente) nella interpretazione personale sta a significare un viaggio psicologico incoraggiato dal calore e familiarita' dell'ambiente, nell'ambito socio-culturale vede l' ostinata evidenza del passato come una poderosa ancora in tensione col presente.

A progetto completato, lavorero' con il Dipartimento delle belle arti della citta' di Los Angeles per l'installazione di una mostra di Lingering Past e successivamente cerchero' altri finanziamenti per la realizazzione di un libro su questo progetto.

E' per mezzo della vostra generosita' che spero di mandare a termine Lingering Past del quale ho gia' esibito le immagini prodotte Al Museo Di Los Angeles (LACMA) e che e' stato pubblicato nel giornale dedicato alla fotografia d'arte Silvershotz ,basato in Inghilterra.

Il progetto fino ad oggi e' costituito di 21 immagini, ma e' mia intenzione avere 100 immagini scelte.

Spero che le mie opere vi abbiano colpito positivamente, e spero di avere l'onore del vostro appoggio.

In cambio del vostro supporto ho preparato diversi premi. Date un'occhiata ai vari livelli alla destra di questa pagina.
Posters, Cartoline, Stampe Originali dal progetto stesso, una bellissima piccola stampa incorniciata in legno pregiato, e per coloro che vogliono offrire al livello piu' alto, offro un portfolio di cinque immagini con passpartout in un elegante contenitore piu' il resto delle offerte.
Offrite a secondo delle vostre possibilita' ! Puo' aiutare anche una donazione di $ 1.
Mille grazie per l'attenzione.
Domenico

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Born in Bari, Italy, in 1962.

Although constantly exploring different kinds of creative outlet it was by "borrowing" his brother's camera for a trip that he realized he had found the tool that he would stick with for the rest of his life.

Books with the work of the masters of the media have been Domenico's most influential teachers and mentors. The works of Sieff, Kertesz, Bresson, Avedon, Penn, and many more would bebecome instrumental to Domenico's work direction.
Working for photographer Sergio Guidetti he learned large format camera techniques and through Guidetti mentorship Domenico felt encouraged to use mood and emotion in his work.

After a brief period working for the Ravenna City hall, the newspaper "Il resto del Carlino" and the Socialist Party, Domenico decided to move in the US in order to develop his work in a more personal manner.

He has developed here 8 different bodies of work.

Throughout his staying in the USA Domenico's work has received many awards from jurors such as Michelle Dunn Marsh of the Aperture foundation, Howard Fox, curator of modern and contemporary Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and David Marchese of the HARC Foundation.
His photographs have been shown at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Riverside Museum, the Los Angeles airport, Photo LA and many galleries in the United States, Spain and Italy.
His work can also be viewed in the publications View Camera Magazine, Black and White Magazine, SIlvershotz Magazine and Creative Image Maker Magazine.

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