PRESS RELEASE RIVERSCAPE
RIVERSCAPE | WHERE TWO WORLDS MEET
An audio-visual journey by two artists - Fabrizio Paterlini (Italian pianist and composer),
Kristel Schneider (Dutch Photographer living in Auvergne, France ).
After three years of preparation, the RIVERSCAPE project is born and paints an intimate portrait of one of the last wild rivers in Europe, the Allier. RIVERSCAPE travels the river from south to north and presents its magnificently diverse landscapes, the heterogeneity of the movement of its waters, the richness of its vegetation and its vulnerabilities. To bring her images to life Kristel Schneider called on the Italian composer and pianist Fabrizio Paterlini. It is with two voices that this exciting audiovisual journey begins.
‘The river, the lifeblood of our landscape’
While crossing the river Allier many times, glancing down quickly, Kristel Schneider got the idea for the RIVERSCAPE project as she was travelling from one part of the Auvergne to the other. She wanted to explore this river, the lifeblood of our landscape. Kristel aims at creating intimate compositions to evoke a certain feeling, in the viewer’s mind, through her personal use of natural light and the rhythm of nature. And to emphasise these feelings, an added music component should definitely play a unique part in the visual portrait. Kristel often uses music while she works on her images, and Fabrizio Paterlini is one of her favourites on her headphones. So, the choice of a project partner was not very difficult to make, a perfect match for both genres of work and the exciting cooperation with Fabrizio Paterlini started (in 2020)
The end result is presented both jointly (photographs and music together) and separately (photographs or music): Kristel will publish her book RIVERSCAPE and present her eponymous exhibition (starting in 2024), while Fabrizio will produce a special edition of RIVERSCAPE music (vinyl record and CD). Both will be released mid-October 2023. The music will be available during the exhibition and the book will be available during Fabrizio's concerts in Europe and Asia, starting in fall 2023-2024. Both are now available for pre-order, via their sites for a special discount price till the release date.
The book RIVERSCAPE wonderfully illustrates the sensitive relationship that one can have with this majestic river, from its source, passing through the powerful gorges of the Allier, to its more nonchalant course in the alluvial plain.
Kristel offers us her poetic look at this river around which all those who have been able to approach it, and take the time to observe it, have developed a strong, intimate and visceral bond. These images evoke the softness but also the power of this natural space, the strength of the living or mineral elements that compose it. The pure beauty of this work of art that nature offers us!
Estelle COURNEZ Director of the Allier Conservatory of Natural Spaces (CEN Allier)
RELEASE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/JrLpyh9piqs?feature=shared
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
KRISTEL SCHNEIDER is a full-time photographer with a passion for art and nature. Her work explores the patterns, textures, lights, and colours of nature. She is an intuitive artist with an eye for detail; she aims at creating intimate compositions to evoke a certain feeling in the viewer through her personal use of natural light, her choice of weather elements and the rhythm of nature. Photography is more than just a passion, for her it is a way of creative living and the best way to express herself.
She grew up in the Netherlands and lived a big part of her adult life in Amsterdam. She studied human resources management and communication and had worked as an int. communication consultant for a pharmaceutical company before she decided to move to Auvergne, in France, in 2007 to become a photographer. Since 2009 she has worked as a full-time photographer and has carried out several private commissions and photo assignments (e.g. for the Livradois-Forez Regional Park). Her work can be found in various publications, magazines, and books. She is regularly invited to present her work at photo festivals throughout Europe. She published her first book, Variations in Trees, in December 2017. Visit her website: www.kristelschneider.com
FABRIZIO PATERLINI is a renowned Italian pianist and composer whose music is often categorized as neoclassical, ambient, minimalist, or new age. However, he prefers to describe his compositions as "a glass of red wine on a summer evening" because of its calming effect on the listener.
Paterlini draws inspiration from his hometown of Mantua, Italy, which is steeped in romanticism and history, and his music echoes this sentiment. His album, Lifeblood, released in 2021, features soothing melodies and evocative piano compositions, which capture the essence of his hometown's romantic atmosphere. Fabrizio Paterlini, released his debut album in 2007 (Viaggi in aeromobile). In November 2016, he founded the label Memory Recordings and he has since released several more albums and performed at prestigious festivals. His popularity on digital platforms is constantly growing, and he has a large following around the globe. His music has also been widely used in the movie scene (shot, documentary and full- movies). Visit his website: www.fabriziopaterlini.com
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