Paolo Ventura's Short Stories are whimsical narratives told through
pictures-tales of love, war, and family-where things magically
appear or disappear, set in an imaginary past of World War II
Italy. Much like in silent films, the drama unfolds with no words
or captions. For these works, Ventura constructed life-sized sets,
in which he situated himself and members of his family (casting his
son, wife, and twin brother as actors), in stories that are at once
charming and disquieting. While seemingly simple, Ventura's
vignettes come with larger implications: brothers who encounter
each other by surprise on the battlefield, jugglers who appear from
above, a man who packs himself into his suitcase, a small-town
magician who accidently makes his son disappear for real, and many
others. Here, Ventura has built a world of realistic proportions
and actors, in fantastical tales and against painted
backdrops-challenging notions of what is real and what is
make-believe. This book collects the entire series of Ventura's
Short Stories together for the first time, including three
previously unpublished, and offers a glimpse into the artist's
extraordinary imagination. Paolo Ventura (born in Milan, 1968)
graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan in
1991. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at
Forma International Center for Photography, Milan; Rencontres de la
Photographie, Arles, France; and Maison Europeenne de la
Photographie, Paris. He also created a series of works for the
Italian pavilion at the 2011 Venice Biennale. His works have been
acquired by prominent collections, including the Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston; Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.; and the
Margulies Collection, Miami. His monographs include War Souvenir
(2006), Winter Stories (Aperture and Contrasto, 2009), and The
Automaton (2012).
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