‘There are more self-storage facilities in America than there are McDonald's restaurants in the world’  As human beings, we have developed a tendency to form strong bonds to our possessions, this phenomenon is commonly known as the ‘Endowment Ef

‘There are more self-storage facilities in America than there are McDonald's restaurants in the world’

As human beings, we have developed a tendency to form strong bonds to our possessions, this phenomenon is commonly known as the ‘Endowment Effect’. This inherent mechanism drives us to hold onto things, by creating justifications for retaining items, or provoking frustration, sadness, or even anxiety when we try to let go of them.

Saving every single object is for me the first step of a possible collection: notebooks, cans, stuffed animals, receipts, batteries, or parts of myself like teeth, hair, and nails, just to mention a few. I legitimize my ‘hoarding impulse’ by organizing my possessions into catalogs and series. I do that so I can tell myself I’m not a hoarder, I’m a collector.

Taking pictures is my way of celebrating detachment and to accept to let possessions go, it is my Therapy. I turn objects into images, images into films so I never remain empty-handed.

The project Therapy is my own process of using photography as a remedy to my obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

      Instant FP_100C (Waste) 2019 New York    35mm b/w

Instant FP_100C (Waste) 2019 New York

35mm b/w

      Gaff (a) 2015 - 2019 New York    35mm color reversal

Gaff (a) 2015 - 2019 New York

35mm color reversal

      VHS with me in it 1992 Rome     35mm b/w

VHS with me in it 1992 Rome

35mm b/w

      Organic (b) Collection of my body parts and body fluids 2009 / 2017 Rome     35mm b/w

Organic (b) Collection of my body parts and body fluids 2009 / 2017 Rome

35mm b/w

      Hair (a) Getting grey. Collection of hair from different cuts. 2013 - 2017 Rome / Cairo / New York    35mm film B/W

Hair (a) Getting grey. Collection of hair from different cuts. 2013 - 2017 Rome / Cairo / New York

35mm film B/W

      My first white pubic hair. May 15th 2019 New York    Digital file / Scan

My first white pubic hair. May 15th 2019 New York

Digital file / Scan

      Closed (a) Miscellaneous things divided in 36 boxes. 2016 / 2020 New York     35mm b/w

Closed (a) Miscellaneous things divided in 36 boxes. 2016 / 2020 New York

35mm b/w

      Box n. 22 (b) Chocolate wrapping 2020 New York      Digital files

Box n. 22 (b) Chocolate wrapping 2020 New York

Digital files

      Kinder (a) Jun 20th / Dec 20th 2017 New York     120mm b/w

Kinder (a) Jun 20th / Dec 20th 2017 New York

120mm b/w

      Mesh zipper bags (a) 2012 / 2019 New York     35mm color reversal

Mesh zipper bags (a) 2012 / 2019 New York

35mm color reversal

      Mesh zipper bags (b) 2012 / 2019 New York     35mm color reversal

Mesh zipper bags (b) 2012 / 2019 New York

35mm color reversal

      Post-it (a) One year notes: July 2018 / July 2019 New York     120mm b/w

Post-it (a) One year notes: July 2018 / July 2019 New York

120mm b/w

      Letters from my mother 2016 / 2019; Selected articles I will never read 2016 / 2019; Letters from the bank April 2017 / April 2018; Photo booth March 2016 / July 2019 New York    120mm b/w

Letters from my mother 2016 / 2019; Selected articles I will never read 2016 / 2019; Letters from the bank April 2017 / April 2018; Photo booth March 2016 / July 2019 New York

120mm b/w

      Kinder eggs (b) Framed series 2012 - 2016 Rome     35mm b/w

Kinder eggs (b) Framed series 2012 - 2016 Rome

35mm b/w

      Circular (a1) Circular shape 2015 / 2020 New York    35mm b/w

Circular (a1) Circular shape 2015 / 2020 New York

35mm b/w

      Circular (c) Circular shape 2015 / 2018 New York    35mm b/w

Circular (c) Circular shape 2015 / 2018 New York

35mm b/w

      Plastic bags - Black (a) 2015 / 2019 New York      35mm color reversal

Plastic bags - Black (a) 2015 / 2019 New York

35mm color reversal

      Plastic bags - White (a) 2015 / 2019 New York      35mm color reversal

Plastic bags - White (a) 2015 / 2019 New York

35mm color reversal

      Deciduous teeth (a) 198X - 199X Rome     Digital files

Deciduous teeth (a) 198X - 199X Rome

Digital files

      Fragile (a) Collection of my x-ray and MRI 1989 - 2016 Rome / Cairo    Digital files

Fragile (a) Collection of my x-ray and MRI 1989 - 2016 Rome / Cairo

Digital files

      Receipts (a) Receipts from my psychologist. November 7th 2014 / February 4th 2016 Rome    35mm b/w

Receipts (a) Receipts from my psychologist. November 7th 2014 / February 4th 2016 Rome

35mm b/w

     ‘There are more self-storage facilities in America than there are McDonald's restaurants in the world’  As human beings, we have developed a tendency to form strong bonds to our possessions, this phenomenon is commonly known as the ‘Endowment Ef
      Instant FP_100C (Waste) 2019 New York    35mm b/w
      Gaff (a) 2015 - 2019 New York    35mm color reversal
      VHS with me in it 1992 Rome     35mm b/w
      Organic (b) Collection of my body parts and body fluids 2009 / 2017 Rome     35mm b/w
      Hair (a) Getting grey. Collection of hair from different cuts. 2013 - 2017 Rome / Cairo / New York    35mm film B/W
      My first white pubic hair. May 15th 2019 New York    Digital file / Scan
      Closed (a) Miscellaneous things divided in 36 boxes. 2016 / 2020 New York     35mm b/w
      Box n. 22 (b) Chocolate wrapping 2020 New York      Digital files
      Kinder (a) Jun 20th / Dec 20th 2017 New York     120mm b/w
      Mesh zipper bags (a) 2012 / 2019 New York     35mm color reversal
      Mesh zipper bags (b) 2012 / 2019 New York     35mm color reversal
      Post-it (a) One year notes: July 2018 / July 2019 New York     120mm b/w
      Letters from my mother 2016 / 2019; Selected articles I will never read 2016 / 2019; Letters from the bank April 2017 / April 2018; Photo booth March 2016 / July 2019 New York    120mm b/w
      Kinder eggs (b) Framed series 2012 - 2016 Rome     35mm b/w
      Circular (a1) Circular shape 2015 / 2020 New York    35mm b/w
      Circular (c) Circular shape 2015 / 2018 New York    35mm b/w
      Plastic bags - Black (a) 2015 / 2019 New York      35mm color reversal
      Plastic bags - White (a) 2015 / 2019 New York      35mm color reversal
      Deciduous teeth (a) 198X - 199X Rome     Digital files
      Fragile (a) Collection of my x-ray and MRI 1989 - 2016 Rome / Cairo    Digital files
      Receipts (a) Receipts from my psychologist. November 7th 2014 / February 4th 2016 Rome    35mm b/w

‘There are more self-storage facilities in America than there are McDonald's restaurants in the world’

As human beings, we have developed a tendency to form strong bonds to our possessions, this phenomenon is commonly known as the ‘Endowment Effect’. This inherent mechanism drives us to hold onto things, by creating justifications for retaining items, or provoking frustration, sadness, or even anxiety when we try to let go of them.

Saving every single object is for me the first step of a possible collection: notebooks, cans, stuffed animals, receipts, batteries, or parts of myself like teeth, hair, and nails, just to mention a few. I legitimize my ‘hoarding impulse’ by organizing my possessions into catalogs and series. I do that so I can tell myself I’m not a hoarder, I’m a collector.

Taking pictures is my way of celebrating detachment and to accept to let possessions go, it is my Therapy. I turn objects into images, images into films so I never remain empty-handed.

The project Therapy is my own process of using photography as a remedy to my obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

Instant FP_100C (Waste) 2019 New York

35mm b/w

Gaff (a) 2015 - 2019 New York

35mm color reversal

VHS with me in it 1992 Rome

35mm b/w

Organic (b) Collection of my body parts and body fluids 2009 / 2017 Rome

35mm b/w

Hair (a) Getting grey. Collection of hair from different cuts. 2013 - 2017 Rome / Cairo / New York

35mm film B/W

My first white pubic hair. May 15th 2019 New York

Digital file / Scan

Closed (a) Miscellaneous things divided in 36 boxes. 2016 / 2020 New York

35mm b/w

Box n. 22 (b) Chocolate wrapping 2020 New York

Digital files

Kinder (a) Jun 20th / Dec 20th 2017 New York

120mm b/w

Mesh zipper bags (a) 2012 / 2019 New York

35mm color reversal

Mesh zipper bags (b) 2012 / 2019 New York

35mm color reversal

Post-it (a) One year notes: July 2018 / July 2019 New York

120mm b/w

Letters from my mother 2016 / 2019; Selected articles I will never read 2016 / 2019; Letters from the bank April 2017 / April 2018; Photo booth March 2016 / July 2019 New York

120mm b/w

Kinder eggs (b) Framed series 2012 - 2016 Rome

35mm b/w

Circular (a1) Circular shape 2015 / 2020 New York

35mm b/w

Circular (c) Circular shape 2015 / 2018 New York

35mm b/w

Plastic bags - Black (a) 2015 / 2019 New York

35mm color reversal

Plastic bags - White (a) 2015 / 2019 New York

35mm color reversal

Deciduous teeth (a) 198X - 199X Rome

Digital files

Fragile (a) Collection of my x-ray and MRI 1989 - 2016 Rome / Cairo

Digital files

Receipts (a) Receipts from my psychologist. November 7th 2014 / February 4th 2016 Rome

35mm b/w

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