He was born in Perugia, where he studied sculpture at Accademia di Belle Arti. His work mixed several artistic languages, a particular interest in photography, especially analogic and ancient photographic
techniques. Light is its main research field; Francesco Capponi tries to create a deep exchange between old and contemporary photography with his experimental work. This photographic experimentation also entails three-dimensions
l problems typical of the sculpture: Francesco’s background in sculpture give him expertise and technical instruments for creating himself, which several materials, a lot of optical devices as pinhole cameras, cameras obscure, magic lanterns. The fusion between sculpture and photography allows him to combine the photographic instrument to the image in a particular “relationship” that deeply characterize the final work and symbolize, in short, the artistic research of Francesco.
Sculpture
8 monitors, 3 lamps, video playback
Artwork size
223.5 x 518.2 x 66.0 (cm)
88.0 x 204.0 x 26.0 (inch)
The multi-screened installation Living Egg Grows (1994) alternates images of an egg with pictures of a naked woman in a fetal position. The contrasting properties of the screen and the mild form of the glowing eggs create another dialogue on the relationship between the human condition and technology.
This work reminds me of a previous piece I did, in which a girl was sleeping in a bathtub. It s about the bathtub is the belly. The girl is the embryo in the stomach.
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