Roberto Fassone photographs, "The Origin of the Universe"

Title

Roberto Fassone photographs, "The Origin of the Universe"

Description

Robert Fassone's conceptual artwork "The Origin of the Universe" ("Le origini dell'Universo") was shown at Fanta Spazio gallery in Milan, Italy, from December 4, 2018 to January 25, 2019.

The idea behind his artwork was to fill a white wall with a constellation of photos of Topanga Beach surfers thinking about the origin of the universe.

On the floor, he added a Pepsi bottle full of Coca-Cola and five Coke bottles full of Pepsi, explaining. "[This part of the installation] is called 'Rebel Rebel,' and it is an annoyer that disturbs all my exhibitions."

Surfers:

1. Jordie [SURNAME?]
2. Mitt Seely
3. Robert [SURNAME?]
4. Mark [SURNAME?]
5. Pablo Capra
6. Nina [SURNAME?]
7. Jennifer Smucker
8. Michael Bihari
9. Randolph [SURNAME?]
10. Joey [SURNAME?]
11. Alexis Zabe
12. Antonio [SURNAME?]
13. Tai [SURNAME?]
14. Bill [SURNAME?]
15. Chad [SURNAME?]

Date

2018

Source

Digital only

Rights

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Creator

Roberto Fassone (artist), Riccardo Banfi (photographer)
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Collection

Citation

Roberto Fassone (artist), Riccardo Banfi (photographer), “Roberto Fassone photographs, "The Origin of the Universe",” Topanga Historical Society Digital Archive, accessed November 8, 2026, https://www.topangahistoricalsociety.org/archive/document/3612.