Born in Italy and raised in Potenza, Basilicata, she studied photography in Rome at the Scuola Romana di Fotografia e Cinema. She then attended the Divergent Vision course at the Door Academy, followed by a master’s degree in Art and Design at Birmingham City University.
Her interdisciplinary practice relies on experimental photography, which involves the manipulation or combination of photographic materials with various mediums. She is driven to break free from the flat surface that a traditional picture conveys and is actively developing and researching a multimedia language that incorporates photography, sculpture, video, and sound.
Her approach to image creation is highly artisanal and ranges from using handmade tools such as pinhole cameras to assembling photographic enlargers made from pizza boxes, and processing and combining objects for installations.
Focusing on environmental and ecological issues, she has decided to explore and experiment with sustainable practices alternative to traditional darkroom chemistry, using organic developers and fixatives such as caffenol, winehole, etc.
Currently, she is dedicated to integrating artisanal practices with anthropological context, focusing on the preservation of traditions. This leads her to explore and study ancient materials and techniques that are slowly disappearing in the modern world.
