Dear Shaded Viewers,
FOR THE MONTH OF JULY THE INFINITY POOL IS PROUD TO PAY TRIBUTE TO MARIO BAVA, THE KING OF ITALIAN HORROR.
THE INFINITY POOL IS A DIGITAL RESIDENCY SPACE WHERE SELECT ARTISTS CAN BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE BODIES OF WORK.
EACH WEEK OF THE MONTH OF JULY WE WILL RELEASE A CATEGORICAL MONTAGE SPANNING FROM GASPS, TO ROMANCE,DEATH, LIMBS AND ART.
BAVA BECAME A CINEMATOGRAPHER IN HIS OWN RIGHT IN 1939, SHOOTING TWO SHORT FILMS WITH ROBERTO ROSSELLINI. HE COMPLETED FILMING "I VAMPIRI" IN 1956, A MOVIE NOW REFERRED TO AS THE FIRST ITALIAN HORROR FILM. SETTING THE GROUNDS FOR A DIRECTORIAL CAREER THAT RANGED FROM ROMANCE TO SCI-FI TO GORE AND EVERYTHING IN-BETWEEN
HIS UNTIMELY DEATH IN 1980 DID NOT END HIS INSPIRATIONAL REIGN, MANY CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN DIRECTORS SUCH AS MARTIN SCORSESE, TIM BURTON, RIDLEY SCOTT AND QUENTIN TARANTINO HAVE PRAISED BAVA’S STYLISTIC INFLUENCES
AND REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH TO FILM MAKING THAT HAS DEFINED HIM AS A PILLAR IN FILM HISTORY.
PROJECTS ARE EXHIBITED FOR 31 DAYS OR LESS. ALL RECORDS ARE THEN DELETED.
Curated by David Alexander flinn and Adam Ianniello
