FILM/PHOTOS
LABOUR(As I Read), 2026
Digital photograph, 32” x 24”
The still reproduced above is from Antonioni’s 1948 film N.U. (short for Nettezza urbana, the city street cleaning service). This image is overlayed with the word FINE. The film documents one day in the life of the sweepers at work on the streets of post-World War II Rome.
Placed below this is a photograph of the back of a woman’s head as she reads the Italian newspaper il manifesto. Above the masthead, a photograph of the cover of the book L’Oppio del Popolo has replaced the image beside Culture. A second still from the film N.U. , overlayed with the word LAVORO, has replaced the original image on the front page. The text below this image reads “Meaningful Work, she says”, a fragment of dialogue taken from Antonioni’s film L’avventura (1960). The images inserted in the lower left corner of the page are of a poster of Pier Paolo Pasolini, placed beside a photo of Roman street graffiti with the words “Pensa Poetico.”
SCREEN TEST (As I Read), 2025
Digital photograph, 32” x 24”
The still reproduced above is from Antonioni’s segment The Screen Test in the three-part anthology film The Three Faces (1965). An image of Pier Poalo Pasolini is superimposed over the film still. His eyes stare directly out at the audience.
Placed below this is a photograph of the back of a woman’s head as she reads a book about the films of Pier Paolo Pasolini. The image of a man’s eyes on the right side of the book has been overlayed with a photograph of a film projector. The heading ‘Screen Test’ has been added to the text on the left side of the book.
INK SPILL (Later, Today), 2025
Digital photograph, 30” x 20”
The still reproduced above is from Antonioni’s film L’avventura (1960).
Placed below this is a photograph of a drawing by Sheila Ayearst that she did at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome in 2024. The ink spill on the drawing in the film is reproduced on Sheila's drawing.
After Politics, (April 25, 2022), 2025
Digital photograph, 30” x 23”
The still reproduced above is from Antonioni’s film Red Desert (1964). A section of a photograph documenting the Battle of the Valle Giulia in 1968, a clash between police and protesters in Rome, is inserted into the falling newspaper.
Placed below this is a photograph of the back of a man reading a newspaper dated April 25, 2022 at a cafe in Rome. A transparent still from Antonioni’s film La notte (1961) has replaced the previous image. The headline has been altered to read “After Politics.” The text added to the page on the right is the meditation 4:3 from The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. “This world is change; this life, opinion.”
Peace is Weak, 2022
Digital photograph, 30” x 21.5”
The still reproduced above is from Antonioni’s film L’eclisse (1962). The image is of the back of a man’s head as he walks in a crosswalk while reading an Italian newspaper with the headline LA PACE È DEBOLE.
Placed below this is a photograph of the back of my head as I step into a crosswalk in Rome while reading a newspaper. The headline is translated into English. This photograph was taken 60 years after the film was made.
After Politics, (April 25, 2025), 2025
Digital photograph, 30” x 23”
The still reproduced above is from Antonioni’s film Zabriskie Point (1970). A section of a photograph documenting the Battle of the Valle Giulia in 1968, a clash between police and protesters in Rome, is inserted into the falling newspaper.
Placed below this is a photograph of the back of a man reading a newspaper dated April 25, 2025 in front of a newsstand in Rome. The headline has been altered to read “Dopo la Politica.” The image inserted on the left side page of the newspaper is a still from Antonioni’s film Il grido (1957). On the lower right side, there is a photograph of an old newsstand in Rome. On the upper left page of the paper are the words “Effectual Truth.”
NO WORDS (As I Read), 2023
Digital photograph, 30” x 21.5”
The still reproduced above is from Antonioni’s film Blow-Up (1966).The newspaper on the back seat of the car has been altered with the addition of a still of a crosswalk taken from Antonioni’s film L’eclisse (1962). The text NESSUNA PAROLA has been added to the newspaper.
Placed below this photograph is a photograph of the back of my head as I read an Italian newspaper at an outdoor cafe in Toronto. The newspaper has been altered with the addition of a still from Antonioni’s documentary Superstition (1949). The text below it, “But he was satisfied to watch me as I read”, is a subtitle taken from Antonioni’s film La Notte (1961). The text NO WORDS has been added at the bottom of the newspaper page. The book Marco Aurelio: Pensieri, an Italian translation of The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius has replaced one of the books along the right side of the newspaper.
