This series of works photography onto seashells through a Emulsion Lifts process, with different titles responding to the multiple dimensions of the relationship between shell and human existence. In contemporary conditions, the individual is increasingly pushed toward a state of isolation that is nonetheless self-sufficient. The shell functions both as a carrier of images and as a spiritual “exoskeleton”: it relates to shelter, intimacy, and fragility, while also metaphorically suggesting the impermeable boundaries between individuals.
As a cultural object that runs through human history—once embedded in systems of exchange, belief, and power—the shell has long been associated with authority and privilege. In this work, however, the faces of ordinary young people are transferred onto its surface, entering a medium historically monopolized by power. The image thus shifts from mere representation to a displacement of position and a revaluation of value, pointing to the equal preciousness of each individual life.
In this sense, the work seeks to evoke a resonance that crosses time, allowing the experience of ordinary individuals in the present to become visible, and responding within a contemporary context to the relationship between the self and the other.
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