Thomas Francia
XXII (Series)
DESCRIPTION
XXII These are the Major Arcana of the Tarot de Marseille deck.
The origin of the Tarot is unknown. They are considered to be a path of initiatory knowledge that starts with the classic card game on which they are initially based.
XXII represents the crossed fates, the paths that, by chance or destiny, meet in a place.
A singular place in which one can witness the condensation of unusual experiences, in which dream and reality mix together.
XXII, These are the characters, the entities that animate the place.
This process of getting to know each other and meeting started by chance, from a request for a Tarot card reading by the characters. This encounter establishes a direct channel between both actors involved, bringing out an archetypal snapshot of the consultant's unconscious. The reading of the cards, through the method coined by the multifaceted artist and scholar of tarot Alejandro Jodorowsky, is dropped into a path strongly linked to reality and its direct representation, but introducing paradoxical elements and symbols.
The tarot imposes a confrontation with the present time and the element of chance aimed at the creation of dream images that, otherwise, would remain in the substratum of consciousness.
AUTHOR
Thomas Francia (1994) is a freelance photographer based in Bologna and Reggio Emilia.
Thomas became interested in documentary photography at the age of 19, where he started attending photography courses focused on the language of reportage. In March 2017, he graduated from the three-year course in Art Graphics at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna and later attended the Biennial Photography course where he graduated in May 2020. In addition to the degree course, Thomas attends several workshops and masterclasses with masters of documentary photography and beyond, such as Fausto Podavini, Paolo Marchetti, Giovanni Cocco, Angelo Turetta, Paolo Verzone, and Antoine D'Agatà. From 2018 to today he works as a photographer at Quotidiano Nazionale in Bologna, from 2019 he also deals with the restoration of the historical photographic heritage of Reggio Emilia, and from 2021 he attends the Mentorclass of documentary photography by Antonio Faccilongo.
EXHIBITS:
-Flows, images from Sarno, curated by Giulia Crisciuolo; September 2021, Fienga Castle, Nocera Inferiore
-2nd place Young Art Award, curated by: Alice Zenobi; January 2020, Opificio Golinelli
-Movimenti Fermi, curated by: Davide Tranchina and Laura De Marco; June 2019, Opentour, Spazio Labò Fotografia.
-Long Island Ice Tea, curated by: Erika Pellicci; February
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