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I am a collector. Ever since I can remember, I have collected and catalogued objects as a sort of memorial. I started by collecting memories and things that I was emotionally attached to, and this developed into an obsession with piling up everyday objects. The only complication was the question of space - collecting requires a lot of physical and mental space, which led me to find ways to let things go. I have realised that, to be able to throw anything away, I first need to celebrate the detachment by taking pictures of it. The composition is the result of the entire process, and the image is the achievement of the purpose. Through the image, what I have collected will somehow survive. This project is photography used as a remedy to an obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

Degree in Architectural Science at Sapienza University of Rome and Master of International Cooperation in Barcelona. After his studies he moves to Egypt collaborating with an NGO and then to New York where he currently lives and works. From 2017 to 2021 he co-directs his first feature documentary Grain: Analog Renaissance, which premieres at DOC NYC. Since 2010 his main photographic work is a conceptual research focusing on obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and existential themes such as Memory and Identity.