TITLE: Captivitas

You don't always know what it is that locks you up, that walls you alive, that seems to bury you,
yet they feel I don't know which bars, which walls ...
Vincent van Gogh, from “Letters to Theo”,
September 24, 1880

Captivitas reflects on the concept of imprisonment, not only due to the loss of freedom.
When one knows darkness, darkness, loneliness, one feels closed and oppressed, yearning for what has been lost.

AUTHOR: Luisa Montagna (Italy)

She comes from an artistic background, having obtained a Level II Academic Diploma in Cello. For about ten years, she worked for musical institutions as a professor of orchestra and in chamber music ensembles.
For several decades, she is working in the field of Visual Communication in a Company in the area where she lives.
She began taking photographs at an advanced age, having received his first camera as a gift. From that moment on, a path of growth began, bringing her closer to photography as an artistic expression rather than as a representation of reality.
For a few years, she dedicated herself to the genre of reportage, recently moving towards a more evocative style, with the development of intimist projects.
Always in search of her own identity as a photographer, she has some documentary reportage projects to her credit, two of which have obtained Honorable Mentions in International Competitions (Monochrome Photography Awards, ND Awards, Monovisions Photography Awards, Chromatic Awards, Tokyo International Foto Awards, IPA Int'l Photography Awards, BIFA, Trieste Photo Days) and publications in online magazines and books.
You have recently exhibited in group exhibitions with Kromart Gallery in Rome, PH21 Gallery in Budapest, Finale Ligure Castle (Italy).