MAKING LOVE TO G. IS GONNA BE LIKE THE FIRST TIME I TRIED A CHEESEBURGER
Artist book
Self-published, 2023
First edition of 200 copies
Offset print
Softcover / folded
Size 24x34 cm / 96 pages
Book design by Giandomenico Carpentieri
Release 21 March 2023
ISBN: 979-12-210-2134-9
Price EU 30,00
To order, send an email to ecalvelli at gmail dot com or go to: https://eleonoracalvelli.bigcartel.com/
2026 [Project] Selected and exhibited, Biennale de la Photographies de Mulhouse, France
2026 [Project] Winner, Reggio Emilia Portfolio Review, Italy
2025 [Book] Finalist, Photo Frome Photobook Awards, UK
2025 [Project] Finalist, Off-The-Wall Award, Mia Photo Fair, Italy
2025 [Project] Shortlist, Getxofoto Open Call, Spain
2024 [Book] Finalist, Eloi Gimeno Prize, Spain
2024 [Book] Finalist + Special Mention, Fotofabbrica Prize, Festival DiecixDieci, Italy
2024 [Project] Finalist, Graciela Iturbide MA-g Awards for Photography, Switzerland
2024 [Book] Winner, Premio Marco Bastianelli, Italy
2024 [Book] Winner, Premio Editoriale Mariæ Nivis 1567, Festival Fotografia Italiana, Italy
2024 [Book] Winner, Belfast Photo Festival, UK
2024 [Book] Finalist, PHotoESPAÑA, Premio al mejor libro de fotografía del año, Spain
2023 [Project] Finalist, Nobuyoshi Araki MA-g Awards for Photography, Switzerland
2023 [Project] Winner, Rotlicht Festival, Austria
2023 [Book] 1st Place, Professional Book, Self-Published, IPA, US
2023 [Book] Finalist, Encontros da Imagem Photobook Award, Portugal
2022 [Project] Shortlisted, Belfast Photo Festival, UK
2021 [Project] Selected and exhibited, Noorderlicht International Photo Festival, The Netherlands
Making Love to G. is gonna be like the first time I tried a cheeseburger is a long-term project, commenced in 2012, that aims to reflect on how reality shows, which play on themes such as intimacy, voyeurism, and violence, offer a privileged observation point for learning about the development of the cultural industry and how the market colonizes mass communication.
A very powerful exploration of intimacy. Of what is seen and not seen. Hidden or imagined. Revealed and camouflaged at the same time. Of the real and fake, of love and violence in this era of mass communication.
Gloria Crespo MacLennan, International Photography Awards
Diary of Disgust
Eleonora Calvelli's book 'Making love to G is gonna be like the first time I tried a cheeseburger' is an exciting example of an artist's book in the post-photography era.
The book is a peephole into the bizarre world and aesthetics of reality programs nowadays. Calvelli precisely investigated and edited this and made an intense volume out of it.
You could call it a Diary of Disgust. We are witnesses of obscene and fascinating typologies of the events that take place in holiday houses that function as television studios to exploit the intimate.
Everything is seen.
Bedrooms with duvet sculptures in black and white surveillance footage, where the obvious sexual events have taken place. The color section in the center of the book functions literally like an explosion. A gruesome series of girls' fighting scenes is on display. The fact that the images are blurred makes them even more impactful.
The book is so impactful because Calvelli focused on the sculptural elements that can be seen in this subculture.
I know for sure that: 'Looking at Calvelli's book is gonna be like the first time you tried something unexpected'.