Io sono PLASTa

 

My name is Antonio Colombini, originally Italian, Portuguese by adoption since 2014.

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I'm deeply passionate about music, cinema and photography.

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I have a dark electronic solo project called SONOPLASTA, so in 2018 I decided to name my photographic alter-ego FOTOPLASTA, focusing mainly on portraits and concerts & shows: MUSIC TO YOUR EYES & LIGHT TO YOUR EARS.

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Sonoplastia (the plastic of sound) is the Portuguese word used to designate conceptual sound design as the process of sound molding to create sound effects, soundscapes and musical ambients. A person who practices the art of sonoplastia is known as a 'sonoplasta'.

I love to shape sound and light for they are waves that vibrate around us.

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In 2019 I first met the band 'VELVET KILLS' and took pictures of their live at Fabrica Braço de Prata (Lisbon). After that an art collaboration and friendship had grown up: shooting some photo sessions, filming their music video “In The Gold Mine” and the making oF FOR “Bitch Face”.

 

On October 2020, thanks to the precious help of Atelier de Lisboa, I self-published a photo book called "A FABRIC CAUGHT IN THE ACT" and inspired by their imagery.

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EXHIBITIONs

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June 2021 - collective exhibition "HABITAT" at Atelier de Lisboa with the work "NEVER HAPPENED TOUR 2020", a series of posters for a fictional tour of the band in iconic and lost venues around the world.

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September 2021 - Collective exhibition "VELVET KILLS VISION" at Little Chelsea Experience Gallery (Lisbon) with pictures of the band.

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October 2022 - Multidisciplinary workshop 'EM OBRAS/IN PROGRESS" at Zaratan (Lisbon) and the final collective exhibition "OUR SLICE OF TIME" with the work "LOOK THROUGH THE PAGES".

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