true colors

true colors
Francesca Moschen
framed print, red and blu transparent plastic sheets
14,8x21cm
2022

Like the portrait of Dorian Gray that goes from hiding to being hidden, through a game of colors and overlapping, it’s possible to read the most hidden part of the text: a red filter can unveil the initial feelings of the characters, the ones more sincere and intimate, while a blue filter reveals the final burst of emotions, in strong contrast with the first encounter, being rather crueler and merciless.
The copied page starts from Oscar Wilde’s famous novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, linking the first meeting of the main characters to the very last, final moment.