Site Specific_Las Vegas Site Specific_Las Vegas Italia, Canada/Italy, Canada | 2005 35mm (1:1,66) | 12.30 min Regi/ Direction Olivo Barbieri Foto/ Camera Olivo Barbieri Klipp/ Editing Maris Mazulis Musikk/ Music Raymond Gillespie Lyd/ Sound Raymond Gillespie Prod/ Prod Maris Mazulis Wønder Inc.Toronto /Galleria Brancolini Grimaldi Rome and Florence Kopi fra/ Print source Galleria Brancolini Grimaldi Rome and Florence Kate Collins Vicolo dell' Oro 12/R IT-50123 Firenze Italia E: info@ brancolinigrimaldi.com T: +39 055 2396263

Nøyaktig 100 år etter at Las Vegas ble etablert, utforsker Barbieri strukturene for turisme og masseunderholdning som rendyrkes her mer enn noe sted i verden. Fra fugleperspektiv ser det ut til at byen er helt upåvirket av bekymringer i verden utenfor, som energikriser (vann, olje, elektrisitet) og terrorisme. Exactly 100 years after the foundation of Las Vegas, Barbieri investigates the form that this most important of cities has adopted in the field of tourism and mass entertainment. The city is apparently unaffected by the worries of the world, such as energy crises (petroleum, water, electricity) and terrorism, in this bird's eye view of the city.

Olivo Barbieri (f. 1954, Capri) er fotograf, film- og videokunstner. Hans arbeider har vært utstilt siden 1978, ved en rekke internasjonale begivenheter. I 2003 startet han prosjektet «Site Specific_», som vil omfatte en rekke storbyer: Montreal, Amman, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, blant andre. Ferdige «Site Specific_»-filmer er Roma 04 (2004), Shanghai 04 (2005). Olivo Barbieri (b. 1954, Italy) is a photographer and film and video artist. Since 1978 his work has been exhibited at international events devoted to contemporary visual arts. In 2003 he started the project «Site Specific_» which will involve several cities: Montreal, Amman, Los Angeles, as well as the finished «Site Specific_» films Roma 04 (2004) and Shanghai 04 (2005).