Terra

For some time now, my work is mainly concerned with the exploration of the territory of the region where I was born and where I live, and the observation of its evolution. As for this place in particular, a rural area close to Sangro river, I initially meant to photograph this land with the idea of witnessing the impact of a major infrastructure: a new, colossal high-voltage power line. When I found myself on the spot and I started to look at the landscape, however, I realized this place to be a very significant and fascinating one in itself. I was especially struck by the elegance of these bare hills, covered with earth alone. So I started to think about the strong ambivalence that I was facing: human activity can visibly transform the land making it different from how it would be in “nature”, but just as beautiful and meaningful or human action may transform the land making the landscape I would say, stranger, alien to human eyes. This ambivalence has become my new subject.