Loop is an installation project which revisits devices such as zoetropes, praxinoscopes and magic lanterns, which were fundamental for the development of cinematographic language and techniques.
These instruments were based on loops, sequences of images which repeated a complete action. Originally, the new media had the same technical limitations as pre-cinematic devices, owing for instance to the slowness of CPU and connections. This is why repetition characterizes the first Quick Time videos, early videogames and animated gifs.
Although the loop might be conceived as a technical limitation, on the contrary it becomes a narrative engine, as Lev Manovich has stated in his book “The Language of New Media” (2001). Indeed, each photographic sequence tells a story, which in its persistent and obsessive repetition is a metaphor for human limitations. This cyclic time follows the natural dimension of things, abandoning the theleologic Christian world view. Through a self-portrait within an aseptic and minimal space the author often refers to literary figures, history of art and mythological archetypes, in order to achieve a transformation into “otherness”.
