Massimo Ravara

Tecnica: Mixed Technique

Anno: 2025

Dimensione: 38×50 cm

Descrizione: A reflection on intimacy, and the blurred thresholds of reality.

In an age saturated by self-broadcasting and voyeuristic impulses amplified by social media, this work invites a pause—a moment to reconsider how these dynamics distract us from the tangible reality in which our lives unfold. The linguistic games once theorized by Lyotard have evolved into virtual bubbles, isolating individuals from the essential rhythms of daily existence and human connection.
Within these bubbles, the intimate gesture, the influencer’s latest outfit, the devastation of war, and environmental collapse are flattened into a single plane of perceived relevance.

“Step Aside from Yourself” is a call to shift our gaze away from the reflected self—no longer just a psychoanalytic construct, but now refracted through likes, comments, and followers. What lies behind this mirror may be unsettling: conflict, poverty, despair, ecological ruin.
Yet it may also reveal moments of grace—direct human contact, dialogue, children at play, a walk through the forest.

The images, printed on semi-transparent polyester, invite the viewer not only to leaf through them physically, but to navigate the subtle interconnections between seemingly distant environments and experiences.