In my series ABOVE I return to a traumatic experience. When I was a teenager I almost drowned. one night i wanted to relax my body and my youthful nature drew me to the Mediterranean sea. the familiar feeling of calm changed in a second and took me away from the shores of innocence. Luckily I was saved that night. but from that day on the natural attraction that almost every youngster has to the sea was replaced with fear. The project Explore the moment when love turns to fear and innocence to anxiety. But above all it deals with me confrontation the black Mediterranean water
The main topic that emerge from my work is identity. my work represent the attempt to reveal ones true self, which is usually being kept behind social masks and layers of protection, fear or despair. The essence of my work is, in fact, unfolding those internals elements and unveil our true selves. i always look for new aesthetics and i find myself drown naturally towards photography technics that involved manual work during the creative process. after a long break where i focused on my commercial work i decided to reinvest my time in my initial love, fine art photography
