Student exhibit fall 2013

FLORENCE A CITY OF MANY APPETITES Student Exhibit Catalog 2013

@ Corridoio Fiorentino Via Magliabechi, 1 Florence

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Photo by Marissa Murdy

FLORENCE A CITY OF MANY APPETITES Student Exhibit

Within the Corridoio Fiorentino, the exhibition space of the School of Digital Imaging and Visual Arts, a selection of student work on the subject of many appetites is on display.

Featured are free interpretations, impressions, and reflections. Photographic works, interior design

projects, visual communication, and multimedia,

inspired by the students’ high motivation and the desire to leave a visible trace of their presence in Florence.

Florence stimulates many appetites, and the

Nel Corridoio Fiorentino, spazio espositivo all’interno della School of Digital Imaging and Visual Arts vengono esposti una selezione di lavori degli studenti sul tema dei molti appetiti.

Si tratta di interpretazioni libere, di suggestioni e di riflessioni. Opere fotografiche, progetti di interni e di comunicazione visiva e multimediale, suscitate dalla forte motivazione e volontà di lasciare una traccia visibile della presenza a Firenze.

Firenze stimola appetiti diversi, e l’obiettivo della

objective of this exhibition is to evolve our student’s

mostra è quello di evolvere i talenti dei nostri

talent and recognize it.

studenti e dare loro un reale riconoscimento.

Thus the theme of the exhibition focuses on

Il tema della mostra sarà quindi incentrato su

represents today compared to its important past,

rappresenta oggi, rispetto al suo importante

visible or less visible aspects of the city, on what it and on how it is perceived and represented.

aspetti più o meno visibili della città, su cosa passato, e come viene percepita e quindi reinterpretata.

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Victoria Haleba SOFIA, BULGARIA

The Imaginary City Polyptich

DIVA IDEAS LANSCAPE AND ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY

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Hannah Amodeo

GRAND RAPIDS, MI,UNITED STATES

Untitled

30 x 42 cm

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Irene Bishofberger

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES

Unitled 30 x 42 cm

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Morgan Kennedy AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES

Unitled 30 x 42 cm

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Corinne Williams

PEACHTREE CITY, GA, UNITED STATES

Unitled 30 x 42 cm

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Anna Wettergreen IONIA, NY,UNITED STATES

The PBNB Sandwich Polyptich

Appetite and taste preference vary between people and cultures. One of my favorite snacks is a peanut butter, Nutella and banana sandwich. When talking with Italians about this combination, they viewed it as strange and slightly alarming. I am comparing the raw and finished ingredients needed for the “PBNB” sandwich, as this transformation is often overlooked. This critical component of a simple sandwich is not considered in everyday life; people generally don’t think about the process required to transform raw goods into the manufactured products used to make a sandwich. I am interested in bringing this lesser-known aspect to light and causing people to think the complete process of assembling the sandwich, rather than the finished product.

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Marissa Murdy UNITED STATES

Untitled(stomachs) Polyptich

My cravings for food have changed through the exploration of Florence. In this series, I wanted to connect our desires for food with the body. While photographing the streets of Florence, I stumbled upon a lonely plant growing clementines, a market full of fresh beautiful fruit and seafood with eyeballs staring. I noticed food being slurped up unpleasantly and a minute later an elegant plate of food being abandoned as the people left.

These appetites were a mystery to me but I knew they were important to Florence.

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Matthew Morck CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES

Unitled (doorknobs) Polyptich

I’ve taken a look into the detail people put in the buildings they live in. Doorknobs and handles are not often observed and I could see they had unique characteristics. Some simple and elegant, others are big and have elaborate detail.

However they looked, there would be a change in each one every time. The appetite for detail that people have in something as boring as a doorknob can be astonishing.

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Joni Van Bockel UNITED STATES

Unitled (Mouths) Polyptich

For me the obvious focal point for the idea of “appetite” is the mouth, the body part we use to satisfy our many appetites.

We use our mouths to taste our food, to kiss our lovers, to pray to our gods, and to communicate our wants and needs to the world. This series of portraits focuses on the mouth before the action of satisfying their appetite. My hope, as the photographer, is that the viewer will consider the many possible appetites of the subject and ask “what do they hunger for?” and perhaps cause them reflect on their own appetites

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Courtney Kulhow UNITED STATES

Additive Appetite�

Polyptich

Appetite can be defined as a hunger, a drive, or a desire for nourishment. The food in Florence is infamous.

Food is an addiction. Culinary artists possess an appetite to create while the city posses an appetite to consume.

Both parties are equally addicted to the concept of food. So addicted, that food is comparable to a drug. These photographs play on the concept of food as a drug. Pasta, coffee, espresso, sugar, and a variety of seasonings are a only a few of the most basic materials of a Florentine diet. This project takes these elements out of context to show their addictive qualities.

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Kaitlyn Burdick

FARMINGTON, ME, UNITED STATES

Riecine Winery Kiosk

the riecine winery is currently exanding and looking to incorporate a specialty cantina and retail space to promote their product and host guests. along with a cantina design, riecine is looking to establish a transporatable kiosk that will allow them to carry and promote their wine across italy. the design for the winery will include recycled material, and existing material, while also incorporating modern elements. it is important that riecine connects people to the natural beauty of chianti and the winery for the best experience possible.

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Noelle Gelesko

NESCONSET, NY, UNITED STATES

Riecine Winery Kiosk

Placing the Riecine kiosk in the Uffizi Piazza was a strategic placement in order to bring the most harmony. Uffizi creates a 360 degree atmosphere that contains many shapes; arches, vertical columns, variation in materials etc. It is because of this shared idea of juxtaposition of lines as well as a view from all sides that makes this the best location for the Riecine kiosk. Being right near the Arno River also creates the perfect atmopshere to taste wine and gaze upon the natural beau-ty around. With the glow of the kiosk as well as the romantic lighting that surrounds, people will be drawn to the display as their senses are eager to find out what it is they can try.

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Paige Labreche

CUMBERLAND, RI, UNITED STATES

Riecine Winery Kiosk

The concept for the space is woven fibers. Through their natural composition, they create texture and depth. They’re woven forms produce contrast and interest through the play of light and shadows. They also combine their organic and natural make-up with practical usage. In my design, I will produce depth and interest, while create a cohesive connection between the outsideand inside throguh the use of natural materials and an organic asthetic.

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Cassandra Michaud TORRINGTON, CT, UNITED STATES

Riecine Winery Kiosk

the concept for the riecine winery, is the quartz crystal. it is a naturally occuring mineral with sharp angles, brilliant coloring, assymetrical balance, unique repeating patterns, and a transparent quality. all of these elements will be brought into the design by creating dominate features with geometric angles, patterns and repeats. besides having powerful physical features, crystal helps to harmonize a space by balancing the energy. these characteristics will provide a peaceful wine tasting area.

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Marissa Walczak CHICOPEE, MA, UNITED STATES

Riecine Winery Kiosk

The environment is one of the biggest aspects of the Riecine winery. Knowing how important its role is, i turned to nature for inspiration. from this came the concept of a branch which connects well with the winery. The pieces of the Winery’s kiosk will take on organic forms and will be delivered as individual pieces; however, when assembled together the sections will interlock with each other to form a functional, and successful business stand.

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Emily Washek

DOVER, MA, UNITED STATES

Riecine Winery Kiosk

Riecine is located in Gaiole in Chianti, Italy. It consists of 30 acres of vineyard, olive groves, and woodlands. Based off of the design of the winery, Riecine wants a kiosk located in Florence to sell and promote their wine. The kiosk will incorporate the same design strategy and theme as the winery.The concept for the design of the Riecine kiosk is a birdcage. natural form will be incorporated into the kiosk with a sliding door that will resemble a cage. The surrounding nature is an important aspect to the Riecine Winery. By incorporating the elements of a birdcage into the design, the Riecine kiosk will embody all the elements of Italy’s natural beauty. To connect with nature, the kiosk is located in the Boboli Gardens of Florence. Visually a birdcage is made of wire and has a natural form.Its strong variation in line will be incorporated into the kiosk by mixing geometric and classical design. The kiosk will combine both traditional and modern design to provide a strong contrast and will incorporate sustainable materials throughout. The Riecine kiosk’s consistent design will result in an overall aestically pleasing space that will combine traditional and modern design by the use of sustainable materials, ultimately creating a space to sell wine to the Florentine people.

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Cassandra Guinand VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, UNITED STATES

Three of Swords 30 x 42 cm

I chose Dante Alighieri because he is known across the world for his writing and is strongly affiliated with Florentine history, as well as with the meaning of the Three of Swords tarot card. I also wanted the overall theme and composition of my cards to convey a strong italian, yet mysterious feeling. Thusly, I decided to use an old parchment paper and incorporate a mystic symbol in to my work.

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Claire Vellison UNITED STATES

Tarot: the Sun 30 x 42 cm

Florence is a city where we see the strong juxtaposition of the very old with the very new, such as here with the classic pictures of landscape and paintings, iced wight eh graffiti. I wanted there t be a strong contrast between the two that makes the viewer think and move around the page.

I also wanted them to be a new take on the tarot cards apart from the traditional and mystical feel.

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Courtney Kuhlow WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

Tarot: The Hermit 30 x 42 cm

I chose to represent Florentine artists in my short series of tarot cards, identifying Michelangelo as the Hermit.

Michelangelo was one of the most famous artists of his time, though he often kept to himself. He did not desire marriage, family or children, but rather focused on his own work, of which he was overly critical. Michelangelo was a guru, an inspiration to others, as well as a figure who desired a sense of stillness.

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Hannah Clinebell ATLANTA, GE, UNITED STATES

Tarot: the Tower 30 x 42 cm

I decided to create a “Pop Art” set of tarot cards because I wanted to do something completely different and incorporate a new concept into an unfamiliar setting.

I wanted to take the typical tarot cards to a whole new level using bright contrasting colors and stark black sketched outlines to create visual interest and a pop feel.

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Liz Koodin

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES

Tarot: the Star 30 x 42 cm

I chose Galileo Galilei as the face of the ‘Star’ tarot card. The Star card represents solution to problems and working in order to bring your vision into manifestation. As an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, solving problemswas Galileo’s expertise. He played a major role in the Scientific Revolution and his discoveries and methods are still respected today. He was especially renowned for his astronomical observations and studies of the unknown. This correlates directly to The Star because it card of faith; both in your own power, and in powers greater than your own.

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Alanna Stapleton MARQUETTE, MI, UNITED STATES

La Cite’

30 X 42 CM

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Jessica Lederhos

FORT COLLINS, CO, UNITED STATES

La Cite’

42 X 60 CM

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Lauren Fromin

HOLLYWOOD, FL, UNITED STATES

Appetite For Contentment box 30 x30 x 30 cm

Ease of mind in my most desire, yet I value having the world at my taking.

This representation showcases the perfect balance of retreating to and from a place isolated calmless and exploration of the worlsd around me.

Ingredients 1 Black box 6 Wine corks 2 Bags of Artificial Moss 2 Five Inch Wood Slats 1 Inch thick 2 Tubes of Super Glue

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Paola Carretero PANAMA CITY, PANAMA

Metamorphosys box 30 x 30 x 30 cm

This is my garden, a garden of synesthesia (a combination or interaction between the five senses), composed and built with my creativity tools.Everything you experience in here: smell, sounds, colors, flavors and texture, represents me and my inner world.

A butterfly lives in this garden, after abandoning the cocoon, she emerges into the most beautiful form of independence, freedom and softness... which is exactly what I came looking for in Florence Ingredients: 4 cups of flowers 2 tbsp of glitter 8 butterfly wings 3 cups of memories 100g of sweetness 6oz of Jazz notes And a touch of inspiration.

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Sujani Rangika Munamalpe PUMATHALANO, SRI LANKA

Origami

box 30 x 30 x 30 cm Origami fascinates me because of how delicate paper is, yet how it can be crafted into something strong; it portrays my view on my life. In Buddhism the lotus flower represents enlightenment both as a process and result. The experience of being in a creative process has enhanced my craftsmanship in the transformation on my life.

Ingredients: 2 large green papers 4 small green papers 2 large pink papers 2 large tracing papers 2 large silver papers 1 large blue paper

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Yun-Yen Chuang “Wasabi” KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN

FLorence 1’ 48”

Market 1’ 34”

Shop 2’ 59”

video production

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DIVA IDEAS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS GABRIELLA GANUGI

PALAZZI and FUA President

JAMES HENRY LYNCH FUA Provost

DAVID WEISS DIVA Chair

GIULIO VINCI

DIVA and IDEAS Academic Coordinator

ENRICA QUARANTA DIVA staff

ALBERTO SIMONCIONI

Graphic Design

DIVA

SIMONE PIEROTTI

Intermediate and Advanced Digital Photography

JACOPO SANTINI

Landscape and Architectural Photography

ENRICA QUARANTA

Landscape and Architectural Photography

IVKA MARKOVIC

Visual Communication Design Fundamentals Studio I

INGRID LAMMINPAA | LAURA OTTINA

Typography Design II

KIRSTEN HILLS

Multimedia Studio I

NICOLETTA SALOLON

Art Media Introduction to the Creative Process

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CHRISTIAN JAKUSCONEK

Project for Sustainable Interior Design

November 2013

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