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Trace of a walk on the ceiling

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Upwards with the smoke

Work description and interpretation
I walked backwards and forwards under a sheet of white paper with a lighted candle in my hand. The smoke left a trace of my walking, of my passage.
Series description and interpretation
Body
The body becomes a tool. It is the means with which the paint is applied to a surface. You get to know the space through the body and when it moves it leaves traces of itself.

Typology description and interpretation
Paper
Opere pittoriche su carta realizzate con acquerelli, carboncino, grafite, diverse tipologie di pastelli e pittura a olio e acrilica

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Data
Author
Morganti, Maria
Creation year
1982
Place
Milan
Techniques and Materials
Candle's smoke on paper
Typology
Paper
Series
Body
Archive Number
1982_Carta_Corpo_002
Size
180 x 104 cm
Status Artwork
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Ph. F. Allegretto