Smoke & Mirrors by Justin Aversano

Smoke & Mirrors by Justin Aversano, 2023

Smoke and Mirrors by Justin Aversano is a set of 78 artists, astrologers, psychics, tarot readers, and other forms of mystics from all around the world. Each subject represents a unique tarot card. Aversano has created this body of work focused on the existence of magic and mysticism through an immersive portrait survey and tarot readings. Combining the elements of the real (photographic) and the surreal (painting) to facilitate a broad & reflexive mixed-media dialogue that discerns the characters represented by the cards, their powers, and the significance of their presence in this natural world.

Justin Aversano is an artist, humanist, and social entrepreneur. Justin connects his art with the world around him through capturing moments, faces, and communities that surround him, bringing them together through the lens of his camera. Justin is currently based in Los Angeles.

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Published by Justin Aversano
9.5 x 13” vertical hardcover
202 pages, 78 card tarot deck in silver box included
Edition of 1000

Text by Carlo McCormick, Jessica Hunley, and Daniel Pinchbeck
Edited by Kris Graves
Design by Caleb Cain Marcus | Luminosity Lab

*book photography by The Book Photographer