ROBERTO OPALIO
'The last night of the Angel of Glass'
Double lathe cut LP + DVD + painting

Art Gallery Edition of 9 copies

'The last night of the Angel of Glass' is a film by Roberto Opalio, here presented as a 'silent version' on DVD in its entirety (1 hour 30 minutes)
The complete soundtrack was transferred on two lathe cut LPs manufactured in 9 copies by Peter King in New Zealand.
The artist recommends to play the LPs and the DVD simultaneously.

The set is made of:

An original acrylic painting on canvas by Roberto Opalio (45x65 cm), numbered and signed by the artist
Three heavy cardboard panels (50x30 cm each) of Italian superior quality cardboard in pure wood pulp, with LP records and DVD mounted on
Title and poem handwritten by the artist
Paste-on insert and handmade die-cut panels by Maurizio Opalio
Two double pieces of wood (41x4 cm) as clamps to hold the set together.
Individually handnumbered and signed by the artist.

Both film and music were recorded by Roberto Opalio at home in Torino, Italy on November 1st, 2005; the artist set his 8mm camera on the balcony and filmed his own glass art creation entitled 'The Angel of Glass' animated by the soft light of a candle under a blackened sky.