Ludovicu

• Photographer
  Mariano Silletti, Italy

Ludovicu is my first monograph, a self-published book.
Ludovicu became a reportage, an unexpected opportunity to describe a
current event in a very unusual way through the eyes of a policeman
or , rather , a different way of interpreting reality . Mine is an
advantageous point of view and I think it's interesting to unveil it
through photography . I described the research through the
impoverished town centre where Ludovicu lived, as well as the
surrounding countryside – with no success and no signs of the missing
man.

Mariano Silletti was born in Pisticci in 1972 and currently lives in Matera (Italy). He joined the Carabinieri Forces ,at a young age, in 1991. In 1997 he studied and attended a photography course in Bari. His photography captures scenes of ordinary life, stories of men and women he has come across during his duty as a carabiniere. His photography is emotive, full of feeling and strength.