Fine Art nominee

This project combines two dimensions: a photographic series and a travel diary. It celebrates craftsmanship — a legacy that deserves to be preserved rather than forgotten. My focus is on the manual labor of artisans. In the past, creativity was limited by manual skill; today, manual skill reaches as far as creativity allows, until machines take over. There is nothing wrong with that — machines have taken us where hands alone could not. Yet the paradox remains: without manual skill, machines would not exist.
In Ἥφαιστος (Hephaestus), God of Craftsmanship", the central subject is the craftsman at work, with particular attention to hands — symbols of skill and creation. Every craft has its own gestures, and every craftsman carries a unique story within their hands: ribs, calluses, and dirt engraved like verses on a blank page.
The project will combine digital and analogue photography to emphasize the coexistence of past and present, old and new. This same dialogue inspired me to turn the project into a journey — a travel diary. Traveling on a Royal Enfield motorcycle perfectly embodies this idea, as the brand itself represents a timeless harmony between machine and craftsmanship.

Arsenio Maria Navarra was born in Rome (Italy) on the 26th of September 1987.
BTEC Level 3 Photography
He’s graduating at DAMS in Rome as a Movie Director.
In June and August 2015 he followed two photography workshops at the Kensington and Chelsea College in London.
Since 2006 he has worked in various artistic circles, both regarding theatre and film and regarding photography.
Between 2006/2008 he study at the National academy of theatre and spectacle.
In 2008 he acted in “Othello” directed by Elisa Panfili.
In 2010 he was Director of Photography in the short film “il Solito Giro”
Since 2011 he has worked with his friend composer and pianist Gianluca Fronda. Arsenio did for Gianluca all official videos of the songs and together they composed a piano suite of more than 15 minutes, called “Akrasia” .
Since 2007, Arsenio has collaborated with the Contemporary Art Gallery " LE TELE TOLTE " as Director of events , Photographer and Graphic Designer. He also made ​​his first photo exhibition named " Aposiopesi ", in this gallery in 2013.
In June 2016 he graduated in BTEC Level 3 Photography at the Kensington and Chelsea College in London. In the same year he