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AIR ASIA

A travel essay by Massimo Morello, with photographic interludes by Andrea Pistolesi.

First published 2019; new editions 2022.

See also the prints.

Air Asia is inspired by the everyday presence of electric fans and hand-held fans across Asia.

Found in homes, shops, temples, buses, and streets, these humble objects recur throughout the continent as quiet markers of climate, movement, and adaptation. Beyond their practical function, fans shape the rhythm of daily life, mediating the relationship between bodies, space, and environment.

Interwoven with the written narrative, the photographic images transform these utilitarian objects into graphic and symbolic elements. Their repetition and varied forms offer an alternative way of reading travel — one attentive to atmosphere, detail, and the poetry of ordinary things.