Federico Clavarino Creates a Great Mind Game About Italy

"The book is devoid of text and so the viewer must rely on the recurring symbols, references and echoes to try to find their bearings--stone archways and doorways which lead to nowhere, hand gestures recalling fascist salutes, brick walls and ruins," says the press release about a new photo book by Federico Clavarino. "The book opens with a broken watch mechanism in the palm of a hand--signaling that time has stood still. There is scant human presence in the images and those who are pictured are...