Frammenti d’esistenza

Photographer

Pier Gatteri

Category

Fine Art Photography - Nudes

Company

Submission Group

Amateur

Year

2026

Country / Region:

Italy

Fragments of Existence With this work, I wanted to explore the silent dialogue between the fragility of matter and the strength of life. I chose a ruined environment not to celebrate its decline, but to use it as a material shell: bare skin thus becomes the only "living" and smooth element in a world of rubble and rough textures. Through a rigorous use of chiaroscuro, I sought to merge the human figure with the peeling walls, as if it were a sculptural work re-emerging from the past. The light filtering through the window is not just a technical expedient; for me, it represents a threshold between the abandonment within and the untamed nature pressing from without. My goal was to capture that vulnerable beauty that resists time and neglect.

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