LA MOSTRA DELLA MACCHINA FOTOCOPIATRICE
Asti (AT) ITALIA - February 1982
Comune di Asti - Assessorato alla Cultura

Back in the Eighties I was up in Photocopy Art. Oh yes, the machines and means of expression was pretty young back then, especially in Italy.
The exhibition was made in Italy together with my friend Giorgio Dabbene, the town of Asti provided the sponsoring. A scandal came out from the star in the background. Back then it was associated with the Red Brigades, and the star removed (with a copier!) from the invitation leaflets that were distributed ... Can you believe that?

But what the public did not know is that the exhibit was in two steps, though. A performance that intermittently lasted 3 days in my studio in Torino, where the material that was later to be presented was produced. Friends and curious participated and lots of images were produced, later transformed in photographs or collages still in the photocopy form. This time it was a regular toner copier so it allowed for some neat tricks printing on the same sheet of paper over and over.
Guess the maximum was 34 times ... nuts.

Highlights of the performance. That was the period I was involved in playing guitar, heavy rock style, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin ... that kind of stuff.

Giorgio Dabbene, Davide Bertoldi (a participating friend) and me with the movie camera. The place is my photographic studio in Torino. Notice the transparent vinyl wall on the right dividing the creative area from the public

Shown here is part of the exhibit.
As usual it was ready just minutes before the opening.