Over the last years, Architecture Photographer, Giovanni Presutti photographed the main buildings in the most significant European cities, with special focus on constructions that were set up in the last ten years. Prior to each trip, he carried out methodical inquiries and deep surveys and, as a matter of fact, it came out that the majority of such buildings do have two aspects in common: ?First - their prominence, their importance and devotion to aesthetics. It is clear how the works produced by the contemporary society, even the most articulated ones, do follow their routes, which are more and more characterized by attention to exteriority. It is worth noting however that such buildings do not lack functionality. ?Second - The stylistic and planning uniformity. In each country Mr. Presutti founds similar ideas and materials that the majority of times are not connected with the local tradition at all and therefore it could be sometimes hard to place a certain building into a country, if unknown, rather than into another one. It is as if the European Union, that has not fully reached a political and social union yet, succeeded somehow at an architectural level. Giovanni Presutti's based "Contemporanea" on the above mentioned topics, emphasizing in his subjects their common aesthetic aspects, working on the lines, the materials, the reflections and by playing with various perspectives. He searched in them the pureness of forms, in order to create a unique context representing our age. A foreword by celebrated Genovese architect Renzo Piano, and an introduction by Parisian-born curator, critic and photography historian, Gabriel Bauret, provide a critical perspective to the illustrated collection of images.
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