“Mi piace fotografare il mio giardino, l’orto soprattutto.
È un quadrato di terra, circa dieci metri per quattro, nascosto sul retro della casa.
È mio padre che se ne occupa, dell’orto. Da sempre.
Io ci raccoglievo l’insalata, i pomodori, o le erbe quando ne avevo bisogno. Lo annaffiavo, di rado. Per lo più lo osservavo. Lo guardavo.
Lo fotografavo, di stagione in stagione.
Anno dopo anno.
Non vivo più lì.
Mi sono trasferito, mi sono sposato, sono diventato padre.
Di orti e di giardini ne ho fotografati molti, altri. Quando erano rigogliosi e quando non lo erano più.
Mi piace, non saprei dirlo diversamente. Ne ho bisogno.
Come ora, ad esempio, che è Estate e le piante stanno crescendo. E c’è aria di pace”.
"I enjoy photographing my garden, especially the vegetable patch.
It’s a small plot of land, about ten meters by four, tucked away at the back of the house.
It’s my father who takes care of the garden. He always has.
I used to pick lettuce, tomatoes, or herbs whenever I needed them. I watered it occasionally, but mostly, I just observed it. I looked at it.
I photographed it, season after season.
Year after year.
I no longer live there.
I moved, got married, became a father.
I’ve photographed many other gardens and vegetable patches since then, some lush, others not so much.
I like it, I can
t explain it any other way. I need it.
Like now, for example, when it’s summer and the plants are growing. There’s a sense of peace in the air."
The photographic series Il Giardino (The Garden) continues the visual journey begun with Radici (Roots), maintaining the focus on collecting, accumulating, and archiving moments of daily life. Photography here serves both as exploration and recreation, "for the pleasure, and for the necessity, of photographing."
Like Radici, Il Giardino lacks a linear narrative. Instead, it offers a flow of images, emotions, and a refined dramaturgy. The story is told through the author’s eye, composition, and form, with occasional thematic content. While the language remains consistent with Radici, Il Giardino introduces new themes, such as the presence of daylight, births, blooms, summer, homes, and shifts in perspective. These images evoke the landscape of the Marche region.
Ultimately, Il Giardino, like Radici, takes on the form of an inner narrative, an analysis, and a catharsis—an ongoing exploration of the self, without a definitive solution. It is, at its core, simply a story.
The publication “Il Giardino”, edited by Witty Books Studio X01 , with a novel by Violetta Bellocchio, will be presented at San Secondo on March 7 from 6.30/7 PM to 7.30/8 PM. The conversation with Fabrizio Albertini, Tommaso Parrillo, Violetta Bellocchio, and Federico Barbon will be moderated by Francesca Marani, Senior Photo Editor of Vogue Italia.
“Il Giardino”
7/03/2025 6.00 PM - 10.00 PM. Talk will take place from 6.30/7.00 PM to 7.30/8.00 PM
San Secondo
Via Rosso di San Secondo 3
