Four different photographic projects that inevitably intertwined with the photographer’s own life. Developed over fifteen years, narrating the story of a struggling ltaly, with no illusions, in a constant state of fluctuation between living up to stereotype and a melancholy postcard.

Emiliano Mancuso uses various techniques and languages: black and white, color, digital and analog images. Even Polaroids – important because they capture the moment instantly and accompany the photographer from one shot to the next, in motion. Without ever abandoning his primary media of investigation, if anything broadening it with audio and video, Emiliano Mancuso portrays a country interwoven with micro stories; lite experiences that lay bare their honesty.

There is a disarming naiveté and at the same time a solid conviction in Emiliano Mancuso’s works. We feel his empathy in his portrayal of the people he has chosen to talk about Italy. Politics, economics, and micro stories are always filtered by individual tales. First-hand experiences and testimonies. With candor and fearless daring, we witness the passing of our times told with rare compassion.

Renata Ferri