Playfulness
It began 7 years ago, when we were 34, 6 and 2 years old, and we moved from Paris to Brazil. We were looking for a totally different environment, closer to nature, with a slower pace, but also the possibility to spend more time together, as a family.
I started to photograph my daughters while they were playing. Spending lots of time with them made me think about my own childhood and the way children discover the world. I continued the process not only taking pictures, but also collecting drawings, writings and other materials like audio recordings of their voices and the nature around. I realized that I was also playing again, re-discovering the sense of ?Playfulness?. I understood how the act of play can be one of the most powerful tools, even for us, as adults, to relate with the world and with ourselves.
I think we adults drift away from the child we were, we disconnect from our true identity and from what makes us feel deeply fulfilled.
In these images, the human presence is integrated with natural elements to remind us that we are part of a whole. Hints of colors and shimmering emerge in the black and white photos as if to materialize this invisible, sometimes irrepressible creative energy, which is constantly changing and must be expressed in order to be channeled. Giovanna, Bianca and I are on this journey together, we don't know where it will take us, and perhaps the most important thing is the exploration itself.
I feel the need to follow them because through creativity and wonder they teach me how to see things differently and how to regain connection with my inner self. This series seeks to look at the world through children?s eyes. Being closer to my daughters, but also to the child I was, opened me to new unexpected visions. Going backwards allowed me to move forward.
The three of us are creating these "tales" where everything is possible. Where you almost cannot distinguish between waking and dreaming. It's a dialogue between inner and outer worlds, between mother and daughters.
Playfulness
It began 7 years ago, when we were 34, 6 and 2 years old, and we moved from Paris to Brazil. We were looking for a totally different environment, closer to nature, with a slower pace, but also the possibility to spend more time together, as a family.
I started to photograph my daughters while they were playing. Spending lots of time with them made me think about my own childhood and the way children discover the world. I continued the process not only taking pictures, but also collecting drawings, writings and other materials like audio recordings of their voices and the nature around. I realized that I was also playing again, re-discovering the sense of ?Playfulness?. I understood how the act of play can be one of the most powerful tools, even for us, as adults, to relate with the world and with ourselves.
I think we adults drift away from the child we were, we disconnect from our true identity and from what makes us feel deeply fulfilled.
In these images, the human presence is integrated with natural elements to remind us that we are part of a whole. Hints of colors and shimmering emerge in the black and white photos as if to materialize this invisible, sometimes irrepressible creative energy, which is constantly changing and must be expressed in order to be channeled. Giovanna, Bianca and I are on this journey together, we don't know where it will take us, and perhaps the most important thing is the exploration itself.
I feel the need to follow them because through creativity and wonder they teach me how to see things differently and how to regain connection with my inner self. This series seeks to look at the world through children's eyes. Being closer to my daughters, but also to the child I was, opened me to new unexpected visions. Going backwards allowed me to move forward.
The three of us are creating these "tales" where everything is possible. Where you almost cannot distinguish between waking and dreaming. It's a dialogue between inner and outer worlds, between mother and daughters.
