Marco Bartolozzi

Lost at Sea

While the bathing establishments rest silently, the sea is a waiting of promise under the warmth of the first sun.

Lost at Sea is a photographic investigation of the silent waiting for life to return to coastal resorts, as well as a reflection on the beauty and tranquility of these places now stripped of their summer chaos.
Through my photographs, I show the metamorphosis of noisy and populated places into spaces of solitude and serenity. The sea is the silent protagonist that links the different moments of the project, symbolizing the cyclical nature of time.
Each shot represents a window of time, inviting the viewer to reflect on the metaphysical dimension of time and waiting, in which one can get lost, but also find oneself when it all opens up again.
Lost at Sea captures the essence of waiting and uncertainty that we have that we have experienced in recent times.
I invite the viewer to reflect on the transience of life, the resilience of life, and the resilience of the places we love.

In a distracted and fast-paced society, I believe photography is one of the few mediums to stop moments in time and turn them into indelible memories. A way of reconnecting oneself to the world. My passion focuses on architectural photography, where the absence of people reveals the hidden stories of human and social activities that take place in those places.
In each shot, I try to capture the waiting, the passage of time and the dynamics between presence and absence. Each image tells a silent story, inviting viewers to reflect on the depth of each place, beyond the visible surface.
I do not have a determined process, but a way of working with photography: to write a story of the present by creating a narrative with images. Each image connects to the other, together they make up the narrative fabric of the story.
All my stories are open-ended and have no end.

I am an Italian artist and photographer from Tuscany, and I have always used performance and photography to investigate contemporary social dynamics.
After graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, I channeled my passion for art and photography into works that explore complex contemporary social dynamics. My artistic vision transforms the every day into a unique visual narrative, capturing the essence of often overlooked but highly relevant moments and situations. I have exhibited my work in several exhibitions in Italy and abroad, as well as in galleries and exhibition centers.

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