Scars - Behind every scar there is a story

Cicatrici is a long-term photographic project exploring identity and resilience through portraits paired with visible scars and personal testimonies. It reflects on vulnerability, healing, and the narratives written on the body.

Scars is a photographic project born from the desire to reveal what often remains unseen: the

marks that life leaves beneath the skin, in gestures, and in the gaze.

Through a series of diptychs, I portrayed twenty individuals, each carrying a story that has left a

deep imprint a "scar," whether physical, emotional, or symbolic. The diptych format was chosen

as a narrative tool to offer a space for dialogue between two dimensions: on one side, an intimate

and direct portrait; on the other, an image that suggests, alludes, or expands that story,

sometimes evoking context, sometimes leaving room for interpretation.

The project moves between documentary photography and emotional portrait, creating an

ongoing exchange between viewer and subject. It is not merely testimony but a respectful and

poetic restitution of lived experience, aiming to create authentic connections through the image.

Each diptych is conceived as a single, indivisible entity, where the two images complement and

question each other.

The photographs were made in various settings, often familiar places to the subjects themselves,

in a dialogue built with care and trust.

Scars has attracted attention from several editorial outlets, appearing in national newspapers

such as Corriere della Sera and L ’œil de la photographie, as well as specialized contemporary

photography community like Perimetro and The Street Rover.

The project currently consists of 21 diptychs (42 photographs), with a selection intended for

exhibitions, publications, and public events. The goal is to continue to engage these stories with

new spaces and audiences, preserving the fragility and strength each image carries.