In Vincenzo Latronico's novel 'Perfection,' the lives of expats Anna and Tom in gentrified Berlin are meticulously detailed, focusing on their possessions and curated lifestyles. As digital creatives, they navigate a social scene filled with art events they don't fully care for. Drawing inspiration from Georges Perec's 'Things,' Latronico contrasts material desires with ephemeral images often portrayed via social media, showcasing a generational struggle between the tangible and the virtual, encapsulating their restlessness and dissatisfaction over a decade.
Perfection follows a similar narrative structure to Perec's novel, detailing the values and desires of its inhabitants while their personalities are subsumed within their milieu.
Latronico captures Anna and Tom's lives as they oscillate between material objects and their mediated images on Instagram, highlighting a generational existential difference.
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