This project emerges from the desire to explore the fine line between reality and vision, documentation and imagination, inspired by an inexhaustible wonder for the natural world. The images presented here are not limited to merely recording the visible, but offer a profound dialogue between scientific observation and artistic vision, revealing the harmony between exploratory rigor and creative impulse.
Far from the notion of a division between art and science, these photographs invite us to contemplate their fusion. Suspended between the tangible and the illusory, some images depict seemingly real objects that stand as sentinels of a new geological era. These fragments of reality challenge our conception of the physical world, urging us to confront the fleeting nature of form and substance.
I reflect on the impact of natural cataclysms on the human perception of reality. In this surreal landscape, nature itself becomes a stage for the representation of objects that, while materially existing, deviate from the conventional logic of physicality. They are not mere witnesses, but portals to a dimension where reality and imagination blend, giving rise to new forms and visions.
Some photographs remain faithful to their original form, bearing witness to a world that imposes itself with raw beauty and force. Others, through a process of artistic reimagining, become visual reflections on the transformative power of human imagination. In this volcanic setting, still life comes to life: the fragility and mutability of existence reveal themselves in all their beauty and complexity.
Post-production, far from being a mere technical tool, becomes an extension of the creative act, a metaphor for humanity’s capacity to transcend and transform. The selected works do not seek only to explain, but to give voice to the mystery, configuring themselves as visual testimonies that go beyond memory to embrace the power of imagination.
In this journey of discovery, the photographs do not merely show what is visible, but invite the viewer to question and reflect, challenging our perception of reality and allowing us to contemplate the harmony between science and art.