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| White shirt | 2022, 50x70 cm |
The closest thing to us (2022)
Clothing is one of the ways through which we present ourselves to others. It allows us to shape our appearance and to construct an identity that can reflect who we are, who we would like to be, and how we want to be seen.
Fashion makes this process especially visible, as clothes can be changed, combined and used to move between different versions of ourselves.
The closest thing to us explores this relationship between clothing and the way we construct our image. In the photographs, garments leave their usual place on the body and cover the face, which is often the first part of a person we look at for recognition. Clothing becomes a mask, while hands, posture and parts of the body remain visible.
The series develops around the distance between what we show and what remains hidden. Clothes can help us create the person we want others to see, while also giving us a way to conceal parts of ourselves. In the images, this process becomes physical: fabric covers the face and takes its place, making the garment the element through which the figure is perceived.
This creates an ambiguity between the desire to be seen and the desire to control what others can see. The photographs remain within this tension, where appearance can reveal something about a person while leaving something else out of view, and where clothing becomes a way of exploring the distance between the self we experience and the one we present to others.
2022, 50x70 cm
Black kimono
2022, 50x70 cm
The red down jacket
2022, 50x70 cm
Pink jacket
2022, 50x70 cm
Grey scarf I
2022, 50x70 cm
Wollen sweater
2022, 50x70 cm
Exhibitions and recognition
- 2023 Roma Fotografia, Sono ciò che indosso?, Rome Second Prize, ex aequo. Presented at Castel Sant'Angelo, Palazzo Massimo and Palazzo Altemps.
- 2022 Passaggi Festival, Fano, Italy Solo presentation in the festival programme.
- 2022 Centrale Festival, Fano, Italy Prova di trasmissioni, group exhibition.
This artwork is available as fine art prints in a limited edition of 5 + 2 AP.
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