HARD COVER / 228 PAG / 24,5 x 17,5 CM /2024

An art book that takes readers on a mesmerizing journey through real, imagined, and affective geographies.

Crazy Fish Sing is a visual art book inspired by Suranga Katugampala’s forthcoming film, Still Here. Situated in an experimental territory on the border between noir and documentary, the film is shot in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and Milan, Italy. Transporting the reader through its real, imagined, and affective geographies, Crazy Fish Sing offers a unique behind-the-scenes perspective on the making of Still Here and the questions this film raises about cultural hybridity, urbanization, and realism.

CREDITS

Publisher
Yogurt Editions

Promoted by
Terzo Paesaggio

Supported by
Italian Council, Mibact

In collaboration with
Kaiya Collective
5e6 film
Yogurt Magazine
Stony Brook University

Edited by
Simone Brioni

Art Director
Francesco Rombaldi

Photographers
Federico Allocca
Suranga D. Katugampala
Mauro Ronga
Dario Spinazzola

Graphic designer
Melissa Pallini

Illustrations
Prasad Hettiarachchi

With the contribution of
Ivelise Perniola, Researcher, Theorist of documentary cinema
Derek Duncan, Modern Languages researcher
Emma Bond, Cultural researcher
Anuradha Kodagoda, Film critic
Fabrice Dubosc, Psychoanalyst, Author, Researcher
Marta Bertani, Architect, landscaper
Federico Pedroni, Film critic
Pamudu Tennakoon, Urbanist
Matteo Binci, Curator
Graziano Chiscuzzu, Film producer
Paolo Benzi, Film producer
Loredana Polezzi, Linguist

Partners
University of Visual and performing art Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Musée de l’histoire de l’immigration (France)
University of Bergen (Norway)
Monash University (Australia)
Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Int. Film Festival (China)
Stony Brook University (USA)
Universidade de S. Paulo USP (Brazil)
Pathshala Institute (Bangladesh)
ICI Berlin (Germany)
University Concordia (Canada)
University of Oxford (UK)
University of Sorbonne (France)
University of Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Prince Claus Fund (Netherlands)
Association Culturale Odemà (Italy)
Foundation Pianoterra (Italy)
5e6 film (Italy)
Mudec Milan (Italy)

 

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