OltreLaPelle

This series brings together a selection of black and white works, interpreted through Photomorphia, that further explore and deepen the dialogue between aesthetics, identity, and belonging already partially addressed in The Beauty and the Bane. The images predominantly portray a Black man, alone or alongside a white woman, composing scenes in which the bodies engage in a powerful visual discourse on coexistence, acceptance, and reciprocity.

The title, OltreLaPelle, unequivocally expresses the desire to look beyond the color of the skin, toward a profound inclusion and harmonious synergy between cultures and individuals. Within these works, every gesture, even the simplest, such as offering a piece of fruit, becomes a symbol of openness and communion: an invitation to acknowledge the other in their wholeness, to transcend cultural distances and invisible barriers.

The black and white palette heightens the essential purity of the gaze, stripping away the superfluous and intensifying the poetic tension of the bodies. The marks, abrasions, and material overlays of Photomorphia transfigure the images, restoring a visual truth that speaks of vulnerability, strength, and integration.

In an era that, despite its progress, still struggles to fully embrace diversity, these works invite us to pause and observe with attentiveness: to read gestures and acknowledge the dignity of the other. Here, beauty is born from the wound, and within the wound there always unfolds the possibility of a new beginning, founded upon reciprocity and inclusion.