The self-portraits of Federica de Ruvo are melodramas that aim at catching the interest of the spectator, to provoke his own imagination. This series started after a love disappointment , the subject is about intimacy. The permanent presence of her face and the saturated color help giving them a dream-like atmosphere. The objects are the only clues about the role of the character. The dramatization is very simple.
Federica de Ruvo was born in Teramo, Italy. After graduating from the school of fine arts of Bologna, plastic arts section, she settled in Strasbourg and thanks to a scholarship she followed some courses at the school of decorative arts. At the same period, she discovered photography as a way to explore her intimacy.
EXHIBITION
Festival Circulation(s)
February 22 – March 31, 2013
Parc de Bagatelle
Paris, France
