Strangers in the night
Digital Photography, Spirituality, Sacred / Mythological, Philosophy, Fantasy / Visionary, 100x70x2cm
I started this work by searching the Internet photographs of star tatoos.
The ancient practice of tattooing , nowadays a mass phenomenon ,
is essentially a symbol of belonging , individual expression of interiority ,
desire for acceptance and a form of non-verbal communication .
I chose the star tattoos because I wanted to create a metaphorical "constellation",
an attempt to establish connections between the individual as expression of collectivity.
These fragments of skin, put together through digital manipulation, are
dense with meaning so that to suggest some reflections on the concepts of identity , race ,
desire , trauma , creativity , ego, ecology, politics and technology.
The ancient practice of tattooing , nowadays a mass phenomenon ,
is essentially a symbol of belonging , individual expression of interiority ,
desire for acceptance and a form of non-verbal communication .
I chose the star tattoos because I wanted to create a metaphorical "constellation",
an attempt to establish connections between the individual as expression of collectivity.
These fragments of skin, put together through digital manipulation, are
dense with meaning so that to suggest some reflections on the concepts of identity , race ,
desire , trauma , creativity , ego, ecology, politics and technology.
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Ho scelto i tatuaggi di stelle perchè volevo creare una personale "costellazione", un tentativo di stabilire connessioni tra l'espressione individuale e quella collettiva.
Questi frammenti di pelle uniti attraverso una manipolazione digitale sono densi di significati e riflessioni su concetti di identità, razza, desiderio, trauma, creatività, ego, ecologia, politica e tecnologia.
The ancient practice of tattooing , nowadays a mass phenomenon ,
is essentially a symbol of belonging , individual expression of interiority ,
desire for acceptance and a form of non-verbal communication .
I chose the star tattoos because I wanted to create a metaphorical "constellation",
an attempt to establish connections between the individual as expression of collectivity.
These fragments of skin, put together through digital manipulation, are
dense with meaning so that to suggest some reflections on the concepts of identity , race ,
desire , trauma , creativity , ego, ecology, politics and technology.
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