IDIOMA
MARMO (2019 Project) enters another phase. Since the very first inspiration of taking a virtual tour of marble statues and faces into fields, woods and forests; floral patterns and walls, bothanical gardens, nurseries; inside and outside wondering books and mystical flowering worlds, I knew that the cold white, stark marble would become my canvas for a while on. Now, with this new project: IDIOMA, the marble heads woke up again and are taking a journey around the world, flying above the skyes, surveying and outlining the faces of towns, their changes, their growth, their scars, their "physical trait", their memories and roots. The images shot from space that run over MARMO are taken from: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team.
Photographer
Sofia Bianchini
I am not a professional photographer, actually. But passionate about photography since I was born. I am an image consultant, a digital artist, storyteller, art director and event planner. It's over 25 years that I also work immersed in the fields of contemporary art, photography and video editing.
Graphic design (studied in 1990 at the Cavendish College school of graphic and design, London UK) and photography are always at the base of any of my projects and commissioned work. IMAGE 1 IDIOMA | SAN FRANCISCO: This image of the San Francisco Bay region was acquired on March 3, 2000 and covers an area 60 kilometers wide and 75 kilometers long in three bands of the reflected visible and infrared wavelength region. IMAGE 2 IDIOMA | LONDON: London is one of 100 cities being studied using ASTER data to map and monitor urban use patterns and growth.This image covers an area of 55.3 x 39.5 km, was acquired on October 12, 2001, and is located at 51.5 degrees north latitude and 0.1 degrees west longitude. IMAGE 3 IDIOMA | PARIS: This image of Paris was acquired on July 23, 2000 and covers an area of 23 by 20 km. Known as the City of Light, Paris has been extolled for centuries as one of the great cities of the world.The image is located at 48.8 deg. north latitude and 2.3 deg. east longitude. IMAGE 4 IDIOMA | BALTIMORE: Baltimore is the largest city in Maryland and one of the busiest ports in the United States. This ASTER image of Baltimore was acquired on April 4, 2000, covers an area of 17 by 20 km, and is located at 39.3 degrees north latitude and 76.7 degrees west longitude. IMAGE 5 IDIOMA | ROMA: History permeates every corner of the magnificent city of Rome, famed as the Eternal City. This ASTER image was acquired on May 5, 2003, covers an area of 23 x 23 km and is located at 41.9 degrees north latitude and 12.5 degrees east longitude. IMAGE 6 IDIOMA | NEW YORK: This ASTER image shows New York City and the Island of Manhattan bordered by the Hudson and East Rivers. The image covers an area of 27 x 37 km, and was acquired September 8, 2002 and is located at 40.7 degrees north latitude and 74 degrees west longitude. IMAGE 7 IDIOMA | CALCUTTA: In 1690 the British East India Company founded Calcutta as a trading post on the marshy east bank of the Hugli River. Chosen for its easily defensible location and its access to the Bay of Bengal, the site developed into an important trading port. This image was acquired on June 23, 2002, covers an area of 33 x 27 km and is located at 22.6 degrees north latitude and 88.3 degrees east longitude. IMAGE 8 IDIOMA | SIDNEY: This simulated natural color ASTER image shows the Sydney metropolitan area as seen on October 12, 2001, and covers an area of 42 x 33 km. The image is located at 33.9 degrees south latitude and 151.1 degrees east longitude. IMAGE 9 IDIOMA | ISTAMBUL: This June 16, 2000 image of Istanbul, Turkey show a 21 by 24 km sub-scene in the visible and infrared channels. The image is located at 41 degrees north latitude and 29 degrees east longitude. IMAGE 10 IDIOMA | BEIHAI: Beihai is a city in the south of Guangxi, People’s republic of China. It is a seaport on the north shore of the Gulf of Tonkin. The ASTER image acquired on 31 December 2014, covers an area of 27 by 34 km, and is located at 21.5 degrees north, 109.1 degrees east. IMAGE 11 IDIOMA | MADRID: This ASTER image was acquired on July 5, 2000 and covers an area of 25 by 24 km over Madrid, Spain. A historic capital city, Madrid is renowned for its unique charm and its exhilarating cultural life. The image is located at 40.4 degrees north latitude and 3.7 degrees west longitude. IMAGE 12 IDIOMA | CANCUN: Cancun is a resort city on the east side of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula In 1970, the population was 120 people This image show the area on May 14, 2014, acquired by ASTER The image covers an area of 25 x 36 km, and is located at 21.1 degrees north, 86.8 degrees west. IMAGE 13 IDIOMA | AKASHI KAIKYO BRIDGE: The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (also called the Pearl Bridge), has the longest central span of any suspension bridge in the world, at 1991 meters. The ASTER image was acquired December 8, 2009 covers an area of 15 by 18 km, and is located at 34.6 degrees north latitude, 135 degrees east longitude. IMAGE 14 IDIOMA | BOGOTA: Outside of Bogota, Colombia is one of the country’s two major flower growing areas. Started in 1970, Colombia’s cut flower industry now provides about 70% of the US market and ships over $1 billion in blooms annually. The image covers an area of 21 x 21 km, was acquired on February 7, 2007. IMAGE 15 IDIOMA | TOKYO: This image of the city of Tokyo, Japan was acquired on March 22, 2000 and covers an area 60 km wide and 75 km long. The image displays three bands of the reflected visible and infrared wavelength region, with a spatial resolution of 15 m It shows part of the Tokyo metropolitan area extending south to Yokohama. This image is located at 35.7 degrees north latitude and 139.7 degrees east longitude and is located near 4.7 degrees north latitude, 74.3 degrees west longitude. IMAGE 16 IDIOMA | WUHAN: Wuhan, the vast capital of the province of Hubei, in Central China,
is a commercial center crossed by the Blue River and the Han River. Image shot from space Astrium Services 2012. IMAGE 17 IDIOMA | WASHINGTON DC: Washington, D.C. was imaged by ASTER on June 1, 2000 in this 14 by 13.7 km sub-scene. The image is located at 38.9 degrees north latitude and 77.1 degrees west longitude - IMAGE 18 IDIOMA | VENEZIA: Four hundred bridges cross the labyrinth of canals that form the 120 islands of Venice, situated in a saltwater lagoon between the mouths of the Po and Piave rivers in northeast Italy.
The simulated natural color ASTER image covers an area of 39 x 35 km, was acquired December 9, 2001, and is located at 45.4 degrees north latitude and 12.3 degrees east longitude.
Graphic design (studied in 1990 at the Cavendish College school of graphic and design, London UK) and photography are always at the base of any of my projects and commissioned work. IMAGE 1 IDIOMA | SAN FRANCISCO: This image of the San Francisco Bay region was acquired on March 3, 2000 and covers an area 60 kilometers wide and 75 kilometers long in three bands of the reflected visible and infrared wavelength region. IMAGE 2 IDIOMA | LONDON: London is one of 100 cities being studied using ASTER data to map and monitor urban use patterns and growth.This image covers an area of 55.3 x 39.5 km, was acquired on October 12, 2001, and is located at 51.5 degrees north latitude and 0.1 degrees west longitude. IMAGE 3 IDIOMA | PARIS: This image of Paris was acquired on July 23, 2000 and covers an area of 23 by 20 km. Known as the City of Light, Paris has been extolled for centuries as one of the great cities of the world.The image is located at 48.8 deg. north latitude and 2.3 deg. east longitude. IMAGE 4 IDIOMA | BALTIMORE: Baltimore is the largest city in Maryland and one of the busiest ports in the United States. This ASTER image of Baltimore was acquired on April 4, 2000, covers an area of 17 by 20 km, and is located at 39.3 degrees north latitude and 76.7 degrees west longitude. IMAGE 5 IDIOMA | ROMA: History permeates every corner of the magnificent city of Rome, famed as the Eternal City. This ASTER image was acquired on May 5, 2003, covers an area of 23 x 23 km and is located at 41.9 degrees north latitude and 12.5 degrees east longitude. IMAGE 6 IDIOMA | NEW YORK: This ASTER image shows New York City and the Island of Manhattan bordered by the Hudson and East Rivers. The image covers an area of 27 x 37 km, and was acquired September 8, 2002 and is located at 40.7 degrees north latitude and 74 degrees west longitude. IMAGE 7 IDIOMA | CALCUTTA: In 1690 the British East India Company founded Calcutta as a trading post on the marshy east bank of the Hugli River. Chosen for its easily defensible location and its access to the Bay of Bengal, the site developed into an important trading port. This image was acquired on June 23, 2002, covers an area of 33 x 27 km and is located at 22.6 degrees north latitude and 88.3 degrees east longitude. IMAGE 8 IDIOMA | SIDNEY: This simulated natural color ASTER image shows the Sydney metropolitan area as seen on October 12, 2001, and covers an area of 42 x 33 km. The image is located at 33.9 degrees south latitude and 151.1 degrees east longitude. IMAGE 9 IDIOMA | ISTAMBUL: This June 16, 2000 image of Istanbul, Turkey show a 21 by 24 km sub-scene in the visible and infrared channels. The image is located at 41 degrees north latitude and 29 degrees east longitude. IMAGE 10 IDIOMA | BEIHAI: Beihai is a city in the south of Guangxi, People’s republic of China. It is a seaport on the north shore of the Gulf of Tonkin. The ASTER image acquired on 31 December 2014, covers an area of 27 by 34 km, and is located at 21.5 degrees north, 109.1 degrees east. IMAGE 11 IDIOMA | MADRID: This ASTER image was acquired on July 5, 2000 and covers an area of 25 by 24 km over Madrid, Spain. A historic capital city, Madrid is renowned for its unique charm and its exhilarating cultural life. The image is located at 40.4 degrees north latitude and 3.7 degrees west longitude. IMAGE 12 IDIOMA | CANCUN: Cancun is a resort city on the east side of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula In 1970, the population was 120 people This image show the area on May 14, 2014, acquired by ASTER The image covers an area of 25 x 36 km, and is located at 21.1 degrees north, 86.8 degrees west. IMAGE 13 IDIOMA | AKASHI KAIKYO BRIDGE: The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (also called the Pearl Bridge), has the longest central span of any suspension bridge in the world, at 1991 meters. The ASTER image was acquired December 8, 2009 covers an area of 15 by 18 km, and is located at 34.6 degrees north latitude, 135 degrees east longitude. IMAGE 14 IDIOMA | BOGOTA: Outside of Bogota, Colombia is one of the country’s two major flower growing areas. Started in 1970, Colombia’s cut flower industry now provides about 70% of the US market and ships over $1 billion in blooms annually. The image covers an area of 21 x 21 km, was acquired on February 7, 2007. IMAGE 15 IDIOMA | TOKYO: This image of the city of Tokyo, Japan was acquired on March 22, 2000 and covers an area 60 km wide and 75 km long. The image displays three bands of the reflected visible and infrared wavelength region, with a spatial resolution of 15 m It shows part of the Tokyo metropolitan area extending south to Yokohama. This image is located at 35.7 degrees north latitude and 139.7 degrees east longitude and is located near 4.7 degrees north latitude, 74.3 degrees west longitude. IMAGE 16 IDIOMA | WUHAN: Wuhan, the vast capital of the province of Hubei, in Central China,
is a commercial center crossed by the Blue River and the Han River. Image shot from space Astrium Services 2012. IMAGE 17 IDIOMA | WASHINGTON DC: Washington, D.C. was imaged by ASTER on June 1, 2000 in this 14 by 13.7 km sub-scene. The image is located at 38.9 degrees north latitude and 77.1 degrees west longitude - IMAGE 18 IDIOMA | VENEZIA: Four hundred bridges cross the labyrinth of canals that form the 120 islands of Venice, situated in a saltwater lagoon between the mouths of the Po and Piave rivers in northeast Italy.
The simulated natural color ASTER image covers an area of 39 x 35 km, was acquired December 9, 2001, and is located at 45.4 degrees north latitude and 12.3 degrees east longitude.
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