Camera Chiara, 2025

Mascia Manunza
Limited edition. Suite for a vinyl and cd cover, Camera Lucida, by musician/composer David Occhipinti, Toronto, Canada
Cartography as a strategy for linking space and perception.
...as Barthes says, it should be defined as a ‘camera lucida or camera chiara’: a space in which the essence is already present, albeit still in shadow; everything is already evident, yet waiting to be discovered.
Like clouds, the map is a recurring theme in Mascia Manunza’s work.
Camera Chiara is the result and culmination of various stages of work, a superimposition of images in semi-transparent layers that reveal the different layers and stages of the printing process. The process itself becomes the medium through which the image is reflected.
Metropolitan and underground maps form the initial point of reference. They represent something that exists, that is physical, yet at the same time is not immediately visible to the eye, leaving room for our imagination. To modify and alter, with the aim of both acknowledging and reinventing geographical space. Tracing ever-evolving paths, so that the very idea of a map becomes mental, becomes a strategy for what can be constantly reconstructed and modified.
The representation of an altered reality: shortcuts of interconnection between space and perception.
A long standing collaboration
Mascia Manunza has been involved in every aspect of David Occhipinti’s musical career; she has designed the cover art for every record release of his original compositions. This long-standing collaboration extends to their personal lives as well.
Camera Chiara is the cover art created by Mascia Manunza for David Occhipinti’s new collection of original compositions, Camera Lucida recording.
Camera Chiara e Camera Lucida
Camera Chiara
Technique: etching on copper with monotype interventions in multiple colours and frottage technique
Size: 21 x 21 cm
Paper: Wenzhuo 30g
Inks: Charbonell
Edition: Limited edition of 20 numbered from 1 to 20 in Arabic numeral
Printmakers: A14/Daniela Lorenzi con Mascia Manunza
Camera Lucida
It is the new recording in vinyl, cd, and digital format. All original compositions are by musician, composer David Occhipinti with his Camera Ensemble published by Elastic Recording Label, Canada. Recorded in Toronto, Canada and mastered in London, UK at Abbey Road Studio. Presented in Toronto in the fall 2025 with newspapers and radio reviews from Canada, France, United States, Mexico, Italy.

Camera Chiara, 2025

Mascia Manunza
Limited edition. Suite for a vinyl and cd cover, Camera Lucida, by musician/composer David Occhipinti, Toronto, Canada
Cartography as a strategy for linking space and perception.
...as Barthes says, it should be defined as a ‘camera lucida or camera chiara’: a space in which the essence is already present, albeit still in shadow; everything is already evident, yet waiting to be discovered.
Like clouds, the map is a recurring theme in Mascia Manunza’s work.
Camera Chiara is the result and culmination of various stages of work, a superimposition of images in semi-transparent layers that reveal the different layers and stages of the printing process. The process itself becomes the medium through which the image is reflected.
Metropolitan and underground maps form the initial point of reference. They represent something that exists, that is physical, yet at the same time is not immediately visible to the eye, leaving room for our imagination. To modify and alter, with the aim of both acknowledging and reinventing geographical space. Tracing ever-evolving paths, so that the very idea of a map becomes mental, becomes a strategy for what can be constantly reconstructed and modified.
The representation of an altered reality: shortcuts of interconnection between space and perception.
A long standing collaboration
Mascia Manunza has been involved in every aspect of David Occhipinti’s musical career; she has designed the cover art for every record release of his original compositions. This long-standing collaboration extends to their personal lives as well.
Camera Chiara is the cover art created by Mascia Manunza for David Occhipinti’s new collection of original compositions, Camera Lucida recording.
Camera Chiara e Camera Lucida
Camera Chiara
Technique: etching on copper with monotype interventions in multiple colours and frottage technique
Size: 21 x 21 cm
Paper: Wenzhuo 30g
Inks: Charbonell
Edition: Limited edition of 20 numbered from 1 to 20 in Arabic numeral
Printmakers: A14/Daniela Lorenzi con Mascia Manunza
Camera Lucida
It is the new recording in vinyl, cd, and digital format. All original compositions are by musician, composer David Occhipinti with his Camera Ensemble published by Elastic Recording Label, Canada. Recorded in Toronto, Canada and mastered in London, UK at Abbey Road Studio. Presented in Toronto in the fall 2025 with newspapers and radio reviews from Canada, France, United States, Mexico, Italy.

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