This project is in memory of one of my closest friends who passed away about 1 year ago.These series of self-portraits are inspired by 3 different songs by the band “The Cure”,(Disintegration, Cold, The Drowning Man),a group he loved and made me love too.Through the modifications made manually once the photos have been printed(ripped,frozen and painted),I represented a different manifestation of the enormous grief I feel thinking of his loss.The title, close to me,is one of the most famous songs of the band and despite the pain I feel,it wants to symbolize that he will always be...Close to Me.
I am Francesco Sanna, a professor in secondary school, a biologist, a drummer. My artistic practice unfolds through both digital and analog photography, often incorporating manual alterations to prints. I have a predominantly conceptual style and express myself through portraiture and fine art photography.
Music, one of my main sources of inspiration, converges with my passion for human behavior stemming from my studies, forming the foundation of my visual explorations.Recurring themes in my work revolve around emotions, particularly those more "turbulent," and the passage of time.
