a living archive

Civilization is a long-term photographic project developed in the field, through direct engagement with communities whose cultural, social, and geographical realities vary widely. Some live in remote regions, others within contemporary environments undergoing profound transformation. The project adopts a position of careful observation, without militant intent, and privileges time, presence, and attention.

At the core of Civilization lies a simple, structuring question: what connects human lives that are deeply different, when cultural, religious, geographical, or political frameworks diverge? Rather than answering this through explanation or analysis, the project approaches it through the observation of ordinary situations, relationships, gestures, and forms of coexistence.

The work is grounded in a long-term approach. Images are built over repeated stays, through the gradual development of relationships with people and places.

The project is carried out independently, in collaboration with interpreters, guides, and local contacts, in order to ensure an accurate understanding of contexts and lived realities.

Photography is considered here as an autonomous language. Particular attention is given to gaze, silence, bodily presence, and composition, as essential elements in making perceptible human realities that resist direct discourse. The aim is not to illustrate, but to allow things to emerge.

Conceived as a living archive of humanity, Civilization is developed on a global scale. Following initial work in China, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, the project is currently continuing in Asia, with further chapters in preparation. In the long term, it is intended to take shape through publications, exhibitions, and collaborations with cultural and institutional partners.