Tell me what you see: Dal bianco al nero
Moved by an interest in the theme also due to the loss of the right eye in childhood, I continue to delve into the world of the blind, between those who fear the dark and those who embrace it. Tell me what you see is a project that questions various aspects of visual loss, the condition of the blind and their interpretation of the world we know. The work consists of a corollary of stories of subjects who have lost their sight mainly in old age due to medical conditions or accidents. The work wants to investigate this rebirth in the dark, interpret it and translate it photographically. my research took place in two main associations in buenos aires asac and the fancesco cats association, two institutes for blind adults to tell the various activities aimed at acquiring mastery of this new reality. To tell their normality, I documented life in the Asac dormitory, where blind people with various mental or economic problems can find support and assistance, and where they create a real community. the two institutes host a total of more than 200 guests, some of them for previous pathologies or due to accidents in addition to vision loss also accuse of mental disorders. Through scenes of daily life, the project aims to reflect on the emotional part of these subjects.