“Arte senza memoria” (Art without memory), this is the title of the book Dominic Fargnoli, a psychiatrist and artist, has just published and contains, in an elegant typeface, texts and recent works.

The book, coupled with a DVD containing video, allows us to understand contemporary art in a totally different way than the currently existing publications on this interesting topic and Domenico Fargnoli deals with art,

penetrating deeply into the historical context in which they are formed the various artistic movements of the twentieth century up to develop an original thought, expressed in his written presentation, “Dialogue about art,” which allows us to grasp the profound search for the artist but above psychiatrist about the concept of creativity, very complex term whose meaning has changed with the evolution of research on the psyche.

The art in this context is understood and thorough in its various forms of expression in which there are also dance, theater and poetry, over a period ranging from early last century with the rise of photography and video up to the latest examples of modern art.

The extensive chapter, “Mutum east pictura poem, includes the most recent paintings of Domenico Fargnoli, it represents an important aspect of his artistic work where, after a theoretical study expressed through color and line, between the various substrates and medium, from which emerge shapes and movement. The “Freeze” successive snapshots are extrapolated from the artist’s video made simultaneously with its theatrical piece in which videos are the same scenery.

The final section includes the full version of the play by Domenico Fargnoli “The pearl in his mouth” in which, through a dialectic combined with sounds, gestures and movements, it developed the concept of creative expression as possible in a relationship between man and woman who contains such elements. Here is an important document, written by leading actors, which emphasizes their interpretation and their experience in relation to this play.

To find and investigate the work of Domenico Fargnoli can visit www.senzaragione.it, where there is an active discussion forum with topics important psychiatric research.

by Cecilia Chiavistelli

(Quick translation by ANFY editorial staff)