Sofía Paris & Andreu de Pedro - Veri, Orangina & Aperol Spritz

Sofia Paris & Andreu de Pedro
Veri, Orangina & Aperol Spritz

Published by The Eyes Publishing, 2024
Size: 27.5 x 19.5 cm
176 pages
French, English, Spanish

Shot on film, this unique work offers a sensual dive into the world of the Mare Nostrum. Imbued with a New Wave aesthetic, but also with the work of Claude Nori, this book is a visual exploration—close-ups, fragmentation, landscapes, still lifes—as much as a philosophical one: what is the nature of the bond that unites us to one another? Who unites us to the Mediterranean Sea? The book is part of a long-term story, that of a summer, while simultaneously detaching itself from it. It carries the eternal voices of the men and gods who have lived on these lands for millennia.

Mediterranean civilization is at the heart of this project. Like Ulysses millennia ago, the artist duo travels the shores of this "sea in the midst of the land" and, through their works, captures all its ancient and modern beauty. The story of this journey also reflects the inner journey of each person in search of their identity. Mediterranean peoples are deeply attached and rooted in this land that bore their ancestors.