honorable mention
Teresa Carnuccio italy
title
Rinascimenti privati
Classical looking female figures are represented in their quest for a deeper awareness, through painful yet revelatory initiations to the life/death/life cycle.
The use of a limited color palette (black, white, shades of nude with gold and red accents) and the complete elimination of the subjects’ identity and time-space context are aimed at keeping the narrative elements to a minimum, getting to the core of the act or moment depicted.
The women I portray are often concealed by a veil or mask, confined in a liminal space that protects their evolving nature, like a cocoon, but at the same times separates them from their true essence and wholeness.
The woman will have to tear the veil apart, honor her scars and allow what must die to die. Only through this cyclical process of self-regeneration can she tap into her inner power and rediscover a quiet confidence in the divine feminine within her.
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entry description
“Rinascimenti Privati”, literally translated as Private Renaissances, explores the themes of healing and rebirth that have been central to my artistic research and practice in the last years.Classical looking female figures are represented in their quest for a deeper awareness, through painful yet revelatory initiations to the life/death/life cycle.
The use of a limited color palette (black, white, shades of nude with gold and red accents) and the complete elimination of the subjects’ identity and time-space context are aimed at keeping the narrative elements to a minimum, getting to the core of the act or moment depicted.
The women I portray are often concealed by a veil or mask, confined in a liminal space that protects their evolving nature, like a cocoon, but at the same times separates them from their true essence and wholeness.
The woman will have to tear the veil apart, honor her scars and allow what must die to die. Only through this cyclical process of self-regeneration can she tap into her inner power and rediscover a quiet confidence in the divine feminine within her.
about the photographer
I am a fine art photographer based in Naples, Italy. In my images I completely eliminate context (time, space and the subject's identity) so that the viewer can connect more deeply with the message or emotion I aim to convey. Keeping the narrative elements minimal also helps me get to the core of the condition I am investigating: looking at my own wounds from the outside I can consider vulnerability and struggle as a shared, universal state. Photography has been and still is a form of therapy to me.back to gallery
