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Giorgio Gost

Lives and works in Parma, Italy
www.giorgiogost.com

Since prehistoric times, man has tried to adapt to was remade during the continuous earthquakes of
climate change, bad conditions, disastrous natural the year 2012 in Emilia “saving” how he says, a lot
events. Since 2011, after the big earthquake of Japan, of things that are usually around him every day with
giorgio gost starts to “save” on canvas with resin 111 preference for food in order to preserve and keep
artworks with canned meat (numbered from S-001 artworks resistant to strong natural events. These
up to S-111) and bottles of natural water (from S-112 simple adaptations are biological and instinctive, but
up to S-222) then located in the stronger corners of there remains a conceptuality that goes beyond the
the rooms where he lives in order to separate the instinct. These adaptations are put in place by the
shield of resin from the canvas and use them in case individual, on his own initiative, not with the genes
of necessity. This was a philosophical experiment, but with appropriate communication tools - these are
but a practical experiment too. This artistic creation cultural adaptations.
STOP THE TIME! Text by Alessandro Celli

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S-777 StoP the tiMe FreSh PlUMS, 2013 MIxED MEDIA ON CANvAS 8x8 IN. | 20x20 CM.
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