Paolo Ventura, Vanishing Man
Erik Van Empel
Special Mention, FIFA 2016
Italian photographer Paolo Ventura (born in 1968) creates stories using the simplest of materials. He gave up a career as a fashion photographer because he felt compelled to photograph images that had haunted him since childhood, based on stories of the war his grandmother had told him. In a barn on a secluded mountaintop, he creates a timeless, melancholy world that is strangely disturbing, echoing the loneliness in which he grew up. The film presents a complex portrait of this fascinating artist and explores the themes in his work.
Italian photographer Paolo Ventura (born in 1968) creates stories using the simplest of materials. He gave up a career as a fashion photographer because he felt compelled to photograph images that had haunted him since childhood, based on stories of the war his grandmother had told him. In a barn on a secluded mountaintop, he creates a timeless, melancholy world that is strangely disturbing, echoing the loneliness in which he grew up. The film presents a complex portrait of this fascinating artist and explores the themes in his work.
| Director | Erik Van Empel |
| Production | Masha Arkink, Astrid Prickaerts, Joost Seelen |
| Participation | Paolo Ventura |
| Editing | Erik Van Empel, Boris Gerrets |
| Artist | Paolo Ventura |
| Sound | Mark Wessner |
| Cinematography | Erik Van Empel |
| Music | Wouter Van Bemmel |