by Romina Ciulli e Carole Dazzi
Sara Silks is an American photographer whose images seem to emerge gradually from the depths of memory. Her works resolutely explore themes ranging from fragility to vulnerability, from memory to contemporary issues, and are characterized by dreamlike, nostalgic atmospheres that awaken unexpected sensations. All this is achieved through an experimental, alternative methodological process that employs analog and digital tools, blending multiple techniques and employing diverse materials. Read more
Susan Sontag stated in her essay On Photography (1977): “No one has ever discovered ugliness through photographs. But many, through photographs, have discovered beauty”. In fact, photographic art-fact often invites us not just to reflect, but above all to glimpse a power in the visual image capable of arousing deep emotional reactions within us. As if, suddenly, through that shot, our gaze was able to see something that goes beyond custom, pushing us further. This is what happens in the book “Sulle gambe” by Donatella Ferrini, currently on pre-order on bookabook in a crowdfunding campain with the aim of publication, in which her young protagonist changes the painful approach to the vicissitudes of his life precisely after observing a picture. Let’s talk with the writer.