It’s Freezing in LA! was invited by PAGES to contribute to a section of italian art fair, ArtVerona 2022, about combining publishing and curation.
With the objective to represent themes of ecology, pollution and contemporary life in Italy during the climate crisis; the artist and illustrator Shana Pagano Lohrey was commissioned to create a body of over 100 artworks that respond to Smog, a 1958 a short story by Italo Calvino. Lohrey’s Drawings and paintings were digitally stitched together and presented in a Virtual Reality headset. The viewer was invited to experience Calvino’s text as if within the environment of the story, with an accompanying atmospheric urban sound scape.
Creative direction: Matthew Lewis and Nina Carter
Artist: Shana Pagano Lohrey
Digital design: Pareys Bean
Sound design: Oscar Hollis
