Behind the Screen
Piazza di Spagna
31 July-10 August 2008
The Terrace Rooms
Open daily 10.00-18.00 and to Film4 Summer Screen ticket holders until 20.30*
Free
The UK premiere of Piazza di Spagna, a photo and video installation by contemporary Italian photographer Massimo Vitali and acclaimed British director Mike Figgis. Presented by agnès b. and produced by Vito Di Rosa.
Together, Mike Figgis and Massimo Vitali have created a piece with an intriguing narrative, which explores the relationship between digital cinema and the static image. Filmed at the iconic Spanish Steps in Rome, the installation comprises four plasma screens with moving images by Mike Figgis, flanked by two large-format photographs by Massimo Vitali.
*With the exception of 31 July when the installation will be open to the public until 18.00.
Dimensions 655cm(w) x 245cm (h)
2 x C-Prints, diasec on aluminium - 195 (w) x 245cm (h)
1 x Video on four 50" plasma screens - Duration: 17 mins./stereo sound - 265cm (w) x 245cm (h)