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Luca Marianaccio, in this work carried out for the Puglia region, has created almost metaphysical shots where he tries to investigate what it means to exist in a certain place and how the individual and the place influence each other.
Luca Marianaccio – Sharks never sleep
Could you explain this project?
This is a project that came from the Puglia Region, where five European photographers were selected, and who would have been guests of a number of Apulian photographers. Together they would investigate the Apulian marine villages. I was to work alongside a photographer named Piero Percoco and together we would do a project on the city of Bari. Before embarking on this photographic journey, I researched the legends and myths of the city. I started from the places that were talked about in these stories for my photo shoot. Often, however, I didn’t find these places interesting and therefore the interpretation shifted from a portrait of the place to that of subjects that evoked their myth.
Luca Marianaccio – Sharks never sleep
On your website the photos of this project are often not presented alone but next to others where in some way it is possible to find references…
Yes, I often work on this kind of assonance. I really like to associate images because they reinforce each other. This tactic becomes a vehicle for reading and a way to make new discoveries. It is always pleasing when I see two images taken in different places and times that have some things in common.
