Attilio Solzi: Home Video Diary

“If there is a task for art it is to represent its time. Art that does not hurt anyone probably does not serve anything.” – This was Attilio Solzi’s answer when told that some situations portrayed in ‘Home Video Diary’ would raise a few eyebrows amongst conservative people.

‘Home Video Diary’ is a project that started about 10 years ago. It was a “time-consuming” job over the years that only ended when Attilio’s camcorder broke.

The videos have been shot in the small Italian village where Attilio lived. The people portrayed on those videos aren’t actors or models but his acquaintances, friends and neighbours… People that he knew. People who allowed him to enter into their intimate moments, and who in return were able to enter into Attilio’s peculiar universe.