SERENISSIMA

Best known for his lenticular photographic works focusing on the female nude and abstract forms in space, Jeff Robb has an experimental and open-minded approach, which is reflected in his ever-evolving art.

Photo credit: Jessica Zufferli

Thanks to the enthralling three-dimensionality of the lenticular photographs, the viewer is immersed in a fascinating dialogue between memory and the vibrant energy of modernity, between the historic architecture of Venice and Treviso. The images give a poetic representation of urban beauty, revealing the complex interaction between past and present, in a bridge between cultures and times.

Lenticular 3D images breathe new life into the still life genre in an immersive visual experience where the art of the present dialogues with the formal aesthetics of distant eras. The compositions tell stories of identity, taste and territory, inviting the viewer to explore the roots and transformations of Italian tradition through a contemporary lens.

The flowers fill the frame by bursting out of it, resulting in beautiful and haunting art. Looking long enough we are drawn into a vortex, enraptured in a fantasy world of colour and beauty. Contemplating a world that is closed but limitless, coherent but unfathomable, Robb delivers us only a flower, open, however, to the world of our imagination.

The human figure is reduced to its fundamental and vital forms, to what is necessary and rooted. How the series is perceived depends on its placement and the angles from which it is viewed, creating endless possibilities. While reflecting the viewer's point of view, the experiential nature of the work emerges, leaving an ever-changing impression.