Abstract nominee

The flowing waters of this anoxic river carrying the debris transported all along its course, made me recall the troubled relationships throughout a lifetime.

The gift of life can have a cost for both the giver and the receiver. The apparent static nature of water matches the rigidity induced in our relationships with others, when we wait for a response that is late or does not arrive.

The vortexes, like the cycle of existence or its eternal return, melt in resentment and anger felt and held. Fires thrown towards others, whose flames always come dangerously back.

I tried to exploit the little movements of the river to evoke the connection between heaven and earth. Water adapts to the forms it encounters, expressing change, mutation, turbulence, struggle, thus synthesizing the mystery of life.

The detachment still leaves traces of what has been experienced, in the hope of a last peaceful landing.

Loredana De Sole is a nature photographer. She has found her own artistic expression through creative movement. She has managed to channel her attention to her inner self, distorting reality by adding physical movement to her images with the declared aim of moving us emotionally. Over the years, she has attended countless courses to explore the world of photographic techniques, seeking her own personal vision. Her perception draws on the apparently surreal atmospheres of Murakami’s literature and Radiohead’s music, which are in fact nothing more (and nothing less) than objective representations of the deepest fears of the human soul. She has become increasingly interested in nature due to the ecological crises of recent years and the evolution of her own inner need to denounce the damage done. She and her inseparable cameras in her travels, resulting in photographs which capture places and encounters with indigenous people, giving rise to reportage projects. In 2022 she won third place at M.I.F.A. category nature/flowers . In 2023 she got a mention at the Fine Art Photography Awards.