Name: Perso a Roma
Start: 2020-02-28T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2020-03-01T18:00:00-05:00
Location: L’Wren Bar

Perso a Roma

Perso a Roma
In the fall of 2012, while in my senior year of college, I studied in Rome, Italy for a few months. During my time there, I took a black and white film photography class where I learned and practiced the basic principles of shooting, developing and printing. Having only experimented with color digital photography previously, this class really altered my perspective on creating images. Besides adjusting my perception to account for the color change, the analog and labor-intensive process of rendering images in film, created a new sense of value for me. I started to think ahead and be more mindful about what I was shooting, why I was shooting it and how I would ultimately achieve my desired result. The effort that went into creating each image brought me a level of gratification that I had not experienced with digital photography.        
Since the day I finished that class, I have always envisioned doing something special with those images. In the spring of 2019, I finally decided to dig up the film negatives out of my drawer and create that special something – my first solo exhibition, Perso a Roma. The series I will be presenting includes a selection of over fifty images, split up into five volumes, illustrating a cross-section of my experiences while living in and exploring the city of Rome.
Besides fulfilling that vision I had years ago, my decision to share these images with you, at this time, is strongly influenced by a journey I began to pursue recently. Growing up as a third-generation Italian-American, there has been some unintentional disconnect with my native culture. I have spent the past couple of years reflecting on this, and have been actively addressing that gap, by gradually immersing myself in Italian culture in various ways. Despite my family’s efforts to preserve particular traditions over the years, the language itself has largely been left behind. Like many first-generation Americans, with the intent of assimilation, my grandparents did not pass down the language to my parents unfortunately. Therefore, I have made it a goal to teach myself the Italian language with the purpose to not only further connect to my roots, but to also be able to teach my future children. Language and art are both essential means of sustaining and passing on culture from one generation to the next.
As my first solo exhibition, Perso a Roma is a journey of its own. This project has given me the opportunity to grow personally, artistically and professionally. I experienced lots of firsts, made mistakes, fell down, picked myself up and kept pushing despite the numerous times I wanted to abandon the project. I truly devoted myself to these efforts for several months hoping to create something memorable for you.
Thank you to my family, my girlfriend and select individuals for supporting and believing in me, especially my mother who has been by my side through every phase of this project. And thank you for being a part of this adventure – it means a lot to me.
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