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7) from the second series "Suffering" 1977 - two film-video - Work in progress (under construction - under costruction)

THE "Sciumè" and "THE PIG" - Work in progress - 1977-1996-2007-08 -

muti-color Super 8 film, shot in 1977. Direct mounting in the car, with a first overflow in experimental video in 1992 and BVU VHS and VHS in 1996 and a second overflow in digital (DVD), high-definition in 2007 and 2008.

Project 1: "The Sciumè" - 1st time -

Subject:

The film tells of a hot afternoon 's summer, in which a group of boys from the historic center of his country, individually, without permission of the parents (who already knew, because as kids were doing the same thing), went to the river, a locality situated on the edge, completely naked to bathe in its waters, a picturesque town, surrounded entirely in Green which access was restricted only to males . At a distance of hundred meters as the crow flies, however, closer to home, women could go to do laundry (wash only).

between a game and another, and a bathroom and another, finally, the boys one at a time to dry off, lie on a smooth stone and wide, known as "Chiavica," which obliquely with an inclination of 45 degrees, starting with sheer cliffs, connects up to the bottom of the river, very convenient location to relax, to take a nap e. .. perchance to dream ... thinking the opposite sex . E. .. perhaps spied by prying female eyes, hidden among the vegetation (as sometimes happened), he began a spontaneous masturbation, first individually and then collectively, in a general infection that spares almost nobody.

"The Sciumè " - Video-still on Plexiglas 50x60 cm.

Project 2: "The Pig" - 1st time -

Subject:

The killing of pigs, in the middle of winter, in a rural community Country (Salerno) heart of the mountains Picentini (currently used as a park Picentini) characterizes the history of this film: a ritual that even today, although in a different way (under the new law and European standards), is repeated every year. A sunny day in late December, with a lot of wind, marked by a cold and dry climate, accompanies the last moments of two pigs, ready to be killed.

Nearby, houses and farms scattered in the olive groves. In the distance the Sele river, navigable in Ancient Greece, connecting the hinterland with the sea in Paestum, the ancient Pesto.

In the movie there is a suspense in a continuous crescendo, around the preparations: the wood in the fire and the smoke pots, benches, ropes, and the wheelbarrow, knives and other tools of that country world. The Hague, almost deserted, began to be filled up gradually. Everyone is involved, large and small. Even the dogs, chickens and other farm animals seem to participate in the preparation of "celebration." A "party" premeditated, do, and shortly thereafter, the unfortunate pigs.