A Constellation on Earth
Camilla Ferrari
Nominated by
Camilla Ferrari
Starting from an event that happened in 2009, namely the discovery of an asteroid later renamed “331011 Peccioli” made by researchers at the Astronomical Observatory of Libbiano, the project analyses the landscape of Peccioli and its hamlets - Libbiano, Legoli, Ghizzano, Cedri, Montelopio, Fabbrica, Montecchio - recomposing it into a single fictional narrative where references to settings, symbols, and metaphors unite the terrestrial and celestial planes in a single tale that links the small village reality and the infinity of the cosmos.
Moving between reality and fiction, this project plays with photographic representation to restore a small Tuscan village's uniqueness in a poetic key: environmental development combined with cultural development generate a new narration of Peccioli and its territory.
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The Artist
Camilla Ferrari
Nominated in
2020
By
Camilla Ferrari
Lives and Works in
Milan, Italy
Camilla Ferrari (b. 1992) is a visual artist working with images and video based in Milan, Italy.
Her work blends still and moving images to explore the ambiguity
of perception, the coexistence of dream and reality, the eloquence of silence, and the poetry found in everyday life.
Her portfolio includes features in prominent publications such as National Geographic, The New York Times, Essenziale, NPR, Artsy, and Domus. She is a Canon Ambassador.
In addition to her personal projects and editorial contributions, Camilla has collaborated with commercial clients for special commissions, including names like Apple, Lamborghini, Marcolin, and Sony Music.
In 2021 she was one of the five finalists of the ING Talent Award and in 2020 she was nominated by Camera Torino for Futures Photography, a European Platform focused on amplifying emerging artists in contemporary photography.
In 2019 she was selected by PDN as one of PDN’s 30: New and Emerging Photographers to Watch worldwide and by Artsy as one of the “20 Rising Female Photojournalists”.
More projects by this artist
2018
Aquarium
Aquarium is an exploration of the unfolding consequences of a panic attack.
It is a visual research on shattered perception – when sight is blurred, hearing is muffled, the body is frozen, and the heartbeat is racing.
I landed in Beijing on the 23rd of August 2017.
For the first time, I faced a severe panic attack.
Sometimes you observe and sometimes you're being observed.
It's almost like seeing through a glass that distorts what your eyes see,
that makes the light flicker in front of you second after second
and inserts you in a completely different world.
And suddenly you are on the other side of that glass.
You cannot hear what others say
but you can feel the sweet cuddle of the water that surrounds you.
Aquarium is the result of a quiet abandonment to self discovery.
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