Daniela Comani – Orlando’s Library n. 2

 100,00

cm 27 x 21
edizione composta da 14 pagine cartonate
tiratura firmata e numerata di 120 esemplari
2024

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The publication is a board book sized at 27 x 21 cm, with 14 pages on thick cardboard. It includes 13 photographs that correspond to the 13 large prints (each sized at 400 x 305 cm) installed in the 13 arches of the loggia of the main floor in Palazzo Ducale. Each print depicts a shelf with 4 books, with a total of 52 book covers. The back cover (page 14) shows a partial view of the installation.

“Orlando’s Library” is a site-specific, large-scale photo installation based on the series “New Publications edited by Daniela Comani,” where the artist manipulated titles of classic novels, changing the gender of the protagonists on the covers. Through a trompe-l’oeil effect, the viewer experiences the effect of standing in a library and walking amongst bookshelves displaying gender-manipulated titles.

For the installation in Palazzo Ducale, the monumental scale is based on the viewer’s line of sight: The visitor can only view these works from a 15 meter distance, either below in an atrium or across the arches on one side of the loggia.

Orlando’s Library – Vol. 2
Artist book by Daniela Comani
Board book, 14 pages, 27 x 21 cm
Edition of 120 + XXX, numbered and signed
Danilo Montanari Editore, 2024
ISBN: 9791280750648