Explosions
collage (from vintage bodybuilding magazines) applied on archive images printed on paper140 x 105 cm / 100 x 75 cm
2014
EN
Explosions is a series of collages based on the use of found images and archival
photographs. The latter refer to US nuclear tests that took place during the
cold war. Hundreds of cut-out with
parts of
male bodies
from old bodybuilding magazines have been applied on the mushroom clouds of the explosions, appearing in the archival photographs.
IT
Explosions è una serie di collage basata sull’associazione di immagini trovate e fotografie d’archivio. Queste ultime si riferiscono a test nucleari degli Stati Uniti avvenuti durante la guerra fredda.
Centinaia di dettagli di muscoli di corpi maschili, provenienti da altrettante riviste di culturismo, sono stati sovrapposti alle nubi atomiche che compaiono nelle fotografie del programma nucleare americano.
Ryts Monet, EXPLOSIONS (100 x 75 cm), 2014
Ryts Monet, EXPLOSIONS (140 x 105 cm), 2014
exhibition view at the solo show “Why do I want to go to Mars”, Scatolabianca, Milano, 2015