There exists a subtle difference and an imperceptible gap between the observed object and the object that is allowed to be observed. As the name implies, the background is "the scenery that sets off the subject in a painting or photograph." It is the environment in which the subject is located, the scene where events take place, playing a role in embellishing and interpreting the depiction.
In short, the background generates imagery. However, in the collection of works by the artist Fontanesi, the conventional relationship between subject and background is disrupted. Through the artist's ingenuity, different subjects and backgrounds are perfectly combined, creating a sense of disconnection from reality, cleverly responding to the question raised by 18th-century British philosopher David Hume: Hume pointed out that most people believe that as long as one thing accompanies another, there must be a connection between the two, causing the latter to appear alongside the former.
Imagine a series of landscapes. Now, imagine a series of backgrounds.
There is a subtle difference, an imperceptible gap between what is observed and what that allows observation. The background is, by definition, "the part perspective of a painting, drawing or photograph, on which the foreground figures stand out." It is the environment in which a subject is immersed in a set where things happen, a decorative functional.
In short, backgrounds generate imagery. It is not surprising therefore, that Fontanesi, always careful not to be misunderstood, wanted to give this new volume such an emblematic title. His creations are, to all intents and purposes, activators of possible realities.
