Emma Ressel

Emma Ressel

Emma Ressel

United States

United States

United States

Series: Olives in the street

Series: Olives in the street

Series: Olives in the street

In 2016 I traveled to Lugo, Italy to make a body of work about the area. To contend with being a stranger in this nondescript town I created my own, fictionalized Lugo. I allowed the experience of living there—the things I ate, purchased, and witnessed—determine the subjects of the photographs. I superimposed my imagination on the surrounding environment, flecked with elements of real, Romagna foods that I generously transformed into imagined scenes.
  I relied on Lugo itself to provide a backdrop for the still-life tableaus. I slipped in the occasional homage to ancient Roman traditions of cooking and dining, though the ingredients are plucked from the rich sensory stimuli of moving about the town.

In 2016 I traveled to Lugo, Italy to make a body of work about the area. To contend with being a stranger in this nondescript town I created my own, fictionalized Lugo. I allowed the experience of living there—the things I ate, purchased, and witnessed—determine the subjects of the photographs. I superimposed my imagination on the surrounding environment, flecked with elements of real, Romagna foods that I generously transformed into imagined scenes.
  I relied on Lugo itself to provide a backdrop for the still-life tableaus. I slipped in the occasional homage to ancient Roman traditions of cooking and dining, though the ingredients are plucked from the rich sensory stimuli of moving about the town.

Untitled I, 2016
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Untitled II, 2016
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Untitled IV, 2016
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Untitled V, 2016
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Untitled VII, 2016
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Untitled VIII, 2016
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Untitled X, 2016
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Untitled XII, 2016
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Untitled XV, 2016
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Untitled XVI, 2016
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