Ai Margini

"Ai margini" draws attention to what moves at the edges of vision. Partially shown subjects, hidden faces, everyday gestures suspended in uncertainty, and objects placed in unusual contexts suggest incomplete stories and unexpected possibilities.

Ai margini draws attention to what moves at the edges of vision. Subjects rarely occupy the center of the frame: they appear laterally, partially, often decentered or on the verge of disappearing. Faces and bodies remain incomplete, hidden, or elusive, creating a visual space in which emptiness invites the gaze to wander and to question what is not immediately perceivable.

The gestures of the subjects are ordinary and everyday, yet they remain suspended in uncertainty precisely because they are only partially visible. This visual incompleteness opens up a field of possibilities, prompting the viewer to imagine what might happen next or what may have happened before. The framing encourages the mind to drift, constructing forms and presences that exist but remain concealed, establishing an active relationship between image and imagination.

Within this decentered and elusive space, forms, gestures, and objects enter into dialogue with imagination. The margin thus becomes an inhabited space: not a passive void, but a living place where absences, emptiness, and incomplete presences coexist, stimulating the mind and inviting the viewer to fill with their own imagination what is not shown, transforming the margin into an active, participatory experience.

This project is a candidate for PhMuseum 2026 Photography Grant

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