In praise of fragility

I chose to participate in this edition of the Off Circuit with a series of photographs taken in 2018 from the "Ephemeral" series. Photographs actually taken thinking of them as a reference for my future drawings, as I am mainly a draftsman, but which then found a life of their own.

In a world based on haste, on having it all, on hit and run and on exteriority, the pandemic, and now war as well, have thrown people and certainties into crisis. It is easy in these periods to break down and isolate oneself from the world and from interpersonal contacts.

These delicate and poetic intimate shots want to focus attention and make us reflect on the transience of life and the infinite possibilities of rebirth that we can find within ourselves instead. Difficult moments are an opportunity to grow and become stronger and more aware. And it's precisely in the dark moments that we often find an unexpected strength in us that we didn't know we had and that makes us react to difficulties. So let's not hide our inner fragility, but let's accept them and make them our strength and draw new blood from them to flourish. Today I am strong because I have been weak, pain is often the obligatory means for change and renewal. You have to die a little to be reborn.