MARIO CARRIERI WAS BORN IN MILAN IN 1932.#HIS YOUTH SAW THE CITY BECOME AN INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF ART#AND CULTURE WHERE HE FOUND HIMSELF ASSOCIATING WITH THE LIKES OF#EUGENIO MONTALE, LUCIO FONTANA, GIO PONTI AND MAN RAY.##MILAN WAS MARIO'S FIRST PHOTOGRAPHIC SUBJECT. THIS WAS FOLLOWED#BY AFRICAN, ETRUSCAN AND GREEK SCULPTURE, AND ALL THE BIG NAMES#IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN. HIS IMAGES WERE ACQUIRED FOR THE#COLLECTIONS OF MOMA IN NEW YORK.#WITH THE CLICKS OF HIS CAMERA MARIO CARRIERI GIVES A SOUL BACK TO#AN OBJECT, REVEALING ITS HIDDEN IDENTITY. SCULPTURES BECOME FLESH,#AS DO THE NUDES, THE HANDS, THE BUTTERFLY WINGS, THE FLOWER PETALS.#DRAMATIC, SENSUAL, IMPECCABLE IMAGES. LIGHT AND SHADE CREATE A#SOLEMN AND MAJESTIC SILENCE, THE SCALE IS UNIMPORTANT: A BAULE MASK,#A JEAN NOUVEL TABLE, A PIECE OF ARCHITECTURE BY RENZO PIANO, ALL#BECOME CUT-OUTS FROM A TIME OUTSIDE TIME, EXACT FRACTALS OF THE#INFINITE, WHERE STRUCTURES COINCIDE AND PERFECTION IS REACHED.