Cosmos. Matilde Solbiati.
In English, Magazine, 132 pages, 25.8 x 17.6 cm, 2023, Matilde Solbiati
In 'Cosmos', Italian artist Matilde Solbiati presents an experimental work that employs collage and appropriation to construct a dreamlike, labyrinthine narrative.
The book chronicles the odyssey of Rogopag, a young man transitioning into adulthood, whose journey intertwines with the cosmic fabric through improbable sci-fi landscapes. Using materials from second-hand books, vintage magazines, and erotic publications, Solbiati reorganizes hundreds of disparate images to explore the female nature and the body as both object and subject, merging reality with erotic fantasy. It is a visual expedition where figures as distinct as Puss in Boots or The Punisher coexist in a universe of constant semantic evolution.
