In my work I explore the behavioral and psychological aspects of man. Narrative tension unites my works: this is the result of an effort to understand our contemporary world, and it reflects my struggle to communicate it. The stories take many different hues: from social to private, from emotional to mental. The individual stories are presented in different ways, sometimes seemingly structured and at other times almost imperceptible. My work is based on strong planned narrative, with intense and complicated subtexts. It doesn’t describe a mere instant, but rather an extended period of time, sometimes stratified, and full of stories drawn from the reality.
As we live in a world which is ever more complicated, with communication systems that use several media, and as our society is increasingly difficult to understand, I think photography is one possible tool available to the artist to address this problem. Photography can help us understand how to see in a more complex and structured way, a way that matches the complexity of our technological world.
My stories highlight the inner discomforts that a human being feels in daily life. For me, representing the human figure has two purposes: First, to portray the human being as defined by the place which he occupies; and second, as defining that place by the mere fact of his being there. In that place, I try to carry the viewer to the brink of the abyss, a metaphysical place, where past experiences change direction.
Mauro J. Pellegrini.
Born in 1989 in Bergamo. Now lives in Florence.
Weekend portfolio selected by W.M Hunt
