The Perfect Daughter

© Ludovica Bastianini - Me at my 30s, when I was living in Switzerland © Ludovica Bastianini - Me at 5 years old, with my favorite dress © Ludovica Bastianini - My sister with a clown make up View all images ↓
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“The Perfect Daughter” is a translation into images of a psychoanalysis path.

Quarantine and isolation have been to me a trigger that gave me a spontaneous need of looking deeper into my inner feelings and past experiences. I lost the daily contact with the outside world and I had a lot of time to dedicate to myself in a spiritual way. This project is the result of that process.

“The Perfect Daughter” is a translation into images of a psychoanalysis path. Starting from my personal situation, I began to deconstruct my internal images by manipulating my family photographic archive. I needed to overturn the cards, break them down, re-evaluate memories, to create a new autobiographical and photographic point of view. Photographic manipulation has been to me a powerful tool capable of revealing the invisible, interior dynamics, present and past, individual and collective, consolidated or related to a specific limited period in time.

© Ludovica Bastianini - Me at my 30s, when I was living in Switzerland
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Me at my 30s, when I was living in Switzerland

© Ludovica Bastianini - Me at 5 years old, with my favorite dress
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Me at 5 years old, with my favorite dress

© Ludovica Bastianini - My sister with a clown make up
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My sister with a clown make up

© Ludovica Bastianini - Me and dad skating; me at 17 when I lost the Italian championship; my medal, when I won the Italian championship
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Me and dad skating; me at 17 when I lost the Italian championship; my medal, when I won the Italian championship

© Ludovica Bastianini - Image from the The Perfect Daughter photography project
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I once participated in a card competition with my father, in summer. I was the youngest participant and the only girl. In couple with dad we gained the first prize

© Ludovica Bastianini - My mother and my sister - Detail of my sister with a "carrot nose" - My mother playing a summer archery tournament
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My mother and my sister - Detail of my sister with a "carrot nose" - My mother playing a summer archery tournament

© Ludovica Bastianini - Me at 10, my sister at 14, during summer holidays
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Me at 10, my sister at 14, during summer holidays

© Ludovica Bastianini - The family on skis. Collage of old photos taken during the 80's
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The family on skis. Collage of old photos taken during the 80's

© Ludovica Bastianini - Me, I don't remember when
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Me, I don't remember when

© Ludovica Bastianini - Me and my partner, both back to Italy after 3 years living abroad, 2019
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Me and my partner, both back to Italy after 3 years living abroad, 2019