matteo zoccolo
about


works
façade
nientedafare
what can, you and I, do together?
the listening academy (cd)
telefoni di stato, desidera?
an ongoing collective exploration / ...
hörraum
1+1=3
questions
lost in translation
junction - مفترق
new year’s resolutions
so heartbreaking
go vote! and then come party
24h exposure

design
barfuß am abriss
radio 99.9
il gionrale
associazione scuola aperta
bruckner university
accademia unidee
explorations
festa finché c’è luce

photography
documentary as a guest
gloves and masks
free portraits
would the walls not scream in their ears?
on the awareness of being represented
piacere di conoscerti


piacere di conoscerti

may 2018

artist book





The raw material of the handcrafted book Piacere di Conoscerti [Nice to meet you] has been gathered during the performative act of greeting people met by chance around 9.00am in the streets of Bolzano (Italy). Interacting with strangers in a public space without any clear reason (e.g. ask for the time or directions) broke the rules of “civil inattention” theorised by Erving Goffman, thus creating situations of discomfort, embarrassment and mistrust.

Those reactions are explored by showing for each encounter a phrase, the day, the name of the person and a photo of them from the back, shot after the encounter. The lack of information is itself information. Some faceless portraits are closer, others disappear anonymously into the everyday landscape of the city. Physical and emotional distance are put in relation.

Piacere di Conoscerti is part of the REPLICA artist's book archive collection.
Featured in Pergine Festival, 2018

24.5 x 16 x 2cm — 92 pages
print run: 3

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