ALDO SESSA REINVENTS HIMSELF WITH HIS SMARTPHONE: ART AND ARTIST IN THEIR BEST SHAPE EVER

As time goes by, we all tend to close ourselves off to new things. The joy our virgin minds had as we were children in this superb movie we conventionally call life seems to become rewired the wrong way as adults. But, there is an elite group that thrives on turning their reality on its head and seeks innovation as a lifestyle. 

Aldo Sessa, one world-class photographer with stellar names such as Ray Bradbury, Jorge Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares, and globe-scale photographer Bruce Webber among his friends over time, who hopscotches exhibits around the planet, with books published by New York houses, and with works auctioned off at blue-chip auction houses, falls into this top league of elite players. After 50-odd years as a professional photographer, Sessa is hooked on the adrenaline rush that risks, both in his art and on the scene he is socially exposed, furnish him with.

This time around, in a rather bold move, artistically and socially, he is pulling out all stops with an exhibit of stunning, jaw-dropping photographs taken with his iPhone. 

Sessa has always been into technology, way before tech went mainstream throughout the masses. His studio is a showcase of a dazzling range of photographic cameras and lenses, going from already antique pieces to the latest state-of-the-art technology manufactured by the best makers in the world. But, in his default habit of trying out new things, years ago, he stumbled upon the cameras embedded in the new gadgets and started to pay close attention to their evolution, putting each iteration through its paces. This technology, as we all know, has been progressing by leaps and bounds and his initial curiosity turned into deep, irreversible infatuation.  

For this new exhibit, unlike the hundreds he has under his belt, he used the cameras of his iPhone for photos taken from unimaginable perspectives to bestow a Daliesque surreal feel upon them. Reality and surrealism become very blurry, leading the audiences to put their senses on hold. 

This show, for which the tool the photographer avails himself of is his smartphone camera, is - as far as I know - the first ever of this kind, (decidedly Sessa’s first), which implies being a pioneer in this field and shines a spotlight on the breakthrough these awesome pieces of technology have made. But, more importantly, the striking note is that a gifted photographer with international renown is coming forward with this initiative to prove that no matter the tool you use, art is art. There is no substitute for or limits to talent. 

Treat yourself to an otherworldly fusion of contemporary art at its best and bleeding-edge technology. Do not miss this one-of-a-kind exhibit at Maman Fine Art, 2475 Libertador Ave. as from September 26, 2019.