“Dead Shapes” is a series created in Deadvlei, in the heart of the Namib Desert.
Here, the dead trees have not vanished: they remain standing, petrified by light and time.
Charred trunks rise from the white clay soil like scorched sculptures, in a silence that feels absolute.
Behind them, red dunes stretch like curtains of sand, while the perfect sky draws a sharp line between earth and nothingness.
Each tree is a frozen gesture, a figure left behind to bear witness to another age.
These bare forms no longer speak of life, but of resistance, beauty, and time carved into matter.
A suspended horizon: where an ancient forgotten lake once held sap and breath, now death becomes art.
In this fragment of Deadvlei, two trees stand like characters on stage: two dancers, mirror-like yet unique.
Their postures reflect and oppose one another, like two actors playing the same role with opposite gestures, in a silent choreography across the desert, where every shadow is a gesture and every gesture a question.
Two forms that search for each other, or perhaps respond to one another, like lovers in a timeless ballet written by fate.
Born in Milan on November 28, 1977, I’ve been living in Bormio for many years, where I work as a ski instructor and draw endless inspiration from the surrounding mountains and nature.
Photography, to me, is not just about representation, it’s about interpretation.
Many of my..
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