before deciding for some obscure reason that what i wanted to focus on in my life was directing, i tried different mediums and ways of working with the arts. one field i was incredibly interested in (well, i still am) were interactive installations. the amazing amount of human ingenuity and creativity that is poured in the creation of this kind of artworks never ceases to amaze me. for instance, watch this video of Listening Post, by Mark Hansen and Ben Rubin. witnessing that installation was pure ecstatic bliss.
so, since i myself gave this wonderful new art field a shot, here i present you with one of the installations i created when part of the collective Thankyourupert, together with Enrico Mazzi and Rudy Melli.
the white liquid is milk, and the phrases that come out of the toys are those silly made up stories that your parents used to tell you as an excuse to not have you do something they didn't want to cope with. when grown, you look back at those memories and smile about them, being old enough to digest them with the help of some of the milk they forced down your throat when you were gullible enough to believe in everything. aah, youth.
the installation was based on Processing language. a camera was placed on the ceiling shooting at the pool, so to track the different toys floating. when a toy was moved, the program would recognize movement and a new phrase would be crapped by the toy, it would float for a minute and then sink forever into milk oblivion.

Watermelon seed - Interactive installation from lorenzo fonda on Vimeo.

during the course of a director's career, especially in the beginning, he will find himself having to ask favors to friends and people whose work he respect. i mean, I did, and still do (just to be precise, "asking a favor" means asking someone to work for you for free). I have multiple people I keep going back to work with, but one vfx collaborator that stands out and deserves his own little space is Markus Wagner. Hailing from Austria, he basically worked on almost every project I've done since my documentary Megunica (check this little teaser he did for the film). He's like the dream collaborator, basically. Incredibly versatile, always willing to do his best, always bringing something of his own to the project and always willing to tell you gofuckyourself if you're asking too much of him.
The latest projects he worked on for me were the For a Minor Reflection music video (about to come out) and some really fun vfx for the N.A.S.A. film.
So, since the only reason he worked on my projects was for passion, the very least thing I can do is share with you his new live visuals reel and suggest you use him for your next project. He does also vfx of course, which you can go check on his website.