Mazes of introspection

In the realm of introspection the unconscious mind becomes a captivating landscape to explore, shaping the contours of our thoughts and emotions in ways often beyond immediate awareness.
Beneath the surface of conscious thought, the unconscious is a cauldron of emotions, fears and thoughts that fuels our confusion, impacts our actions, our decisions and distorts the perception we have of the world and of ourselves.

Photographs, like dreams, are loaded with unconscious meaning. When we take a photo we bring unconscious aspects of ourselves to the outside, we project in it our history, our experiences, our inner thoughts. As early as the 1930s, the philosopher and critic Walter Benjamin proposed that the camera revealed something he called the optical unconscious. Like latent memories, details in photographs come into focus and become visible.
Benjamin describes them as “flashes.”

This photographic project delves into the symbiotic relationship between introspection and the unconscious mind, seeking to visually articulate its subtle interplay.

 

... gone, but not forgotten     (2023)

... l'incantesimo di Andrea     (2023)

... a desire to be outward followed by a fear of being seen     (2023)

... Mimesis or the act of resembling     (2023)

... a portal rigged with unfolding past     (2023)

... in case of failure     (2023)

... non rimanere illusi, non rimanere illesi     (2023)

... how many times today have you given something beyond the usual limit?     (2023)

... conspiracy of numbers     (2023)

... two figures lying on a bed with attendants     (2023)

... non mi interessano le buone intenzioni     (2023)

... sorpreso alle spalle, nel mormorio di una preghiera     (2024)

... come qualcosa che ci sorride e che a lungo ci dice addio     (2023)

... mine, yours, ours: it's the illusion of choice     (2023)

... La Pendule Noire de Cézanne     (2023)

... Arcadia and presumptuous senility     (2023)

... the intricacies of emotional bonds     (2024)

... ma porta il tempo offerte oltre gli inganni? (Enzo Agostino)     (2024)

... a flow system for migrating souls     (2024)

... confident of their strength, waiting for their moment to arise     (2024)

... if equal affection cannot be, let the more loving one be me   (W.H. Auden)

... trophy room for plastic and human bodies alike   (a trilogy, part I, 2024)

... trophy room for plastic and human bodies alike   (a trilogy, part II, 2024)

... trophy room for plastic and human bodies alike   (a trilogy, part III, 2024)