FLUMEN
Matter in Relation
Different materials can share properties that thought recognizes and brings into relation, opening up possibilities of vision that extend beyond the ordinary perception of forms. Flumen emerged from the search for a correspondence between crystal and natural elements, starting from the affinities between the transparency and light refraction of crystal and the qualities of water.
In the images, crystal goblets and glasses overlap with trees, waterways, and landscapes. Objects and nature, initially belonging to distinct contexts, gradually enter into a visual relationship that alters their perception. Crystal is no longer merely a vessel, and the landscape is no longer merely a backdrop: the forms intersect, overlap, and transform one another, giving rise to a new configuration.
This transformation does not arise from a resemblance between the elements, but from the possibility of recognizing a complementarity between them. Thought identifies a connection that is not immediately apparent and translates it into a photographic vision. Matter retains traces of its origin, yet is removed from its customary representation to assume a new visual meaning that belongs entirely to neither of the original elements.
The titles of the works, inspired by the great rivers, evoke the presence of water in the landscape and in the history of the surrounding territories. They do not describe what the images depict, but accompany an inquiry in which nature and objects created by human beings become part of a shared vision.
In Flumen, photography thus becomes the space in which thought recognizes and develops possible relationships between different materials. The image does not simply bring them together: through photographic transformation, it makes visible a correspondence that opens up new possibilities of perception.