Giacomo Costa: A helpful guide to nowhere

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Futuristic megalopolises, post-atomic sludge, urban ruins. These have been the subjects of Giacomo Costa's work since the early Agglomerati series with which he made his debut in the world of art in 1996. Since then all Costa's works have contributed to an imagery that uses the fascination of landscapes and their undeniably repellent beauty to reflect on the effects of human actions on the planet we live on. With his work, Costa does not offer us solutions or answers, but uses his ability to build fascinating and terrifying images to generate a restless state that encourages us to ask questions. Neither he nor any one of us has the answers; we must find them together. Hoping they take us in the right direction. Giacomo Costa's research initially began with the study of photography before moving gradually in a direction that has lost all contact with traditional technique, employing sophisticated digital techniques borrowed from the world of cinema. The new book, A helpful guide to nowhere, starts again from the beginning of Costa's work, focusing on the last ten years with many previously unseen and unpublished images.

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Costa doesn't consider his images to be prophetic. Rather, he said, they are observational and based on science that has long predicted the potential woes facing an overpopulated, globalized Earth, including the climate crisis, dwindling natural resources and pandemics...despite his desolate visions of the future, Costa strikes an optimistic tone.--Jacqui Palumbo "CNN"

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Giacomo Costa was born in Florence in 1970, where he lives and works. His computer landscapes have been exhibited worldwide in public institutions, museum and galleries and his works have been reviewed internationally by the most prestigious newspapers and magazines. In 2009 Damiani published his first monograph The Chronicles of Time, including a preface by Sir Norman Foster. Giacomo Costa is represented by Guidi&Schoen Gallery.