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Abstractions

Beyond Form: Photography as a Sign

Scarlet Trail

Photograph of a deserted beach with a trail of deep red water cutting across the sand towards two solitary figures in the background.

Balances

Fine art shot: digital manipulation and cross-polarization used to create a rainbow landscape with fluid textures and a miniaturized human figure. Photo by Massimo Cicconi.

Firing threshold

Abstract, layered composition: a diagonally sectioned seashore, featuring painterly textures that evoke sand and magma. Fine art photograph by Massimo Cicconi.

Red tide

A photograph of the beach and sea reinterpreted using digital painting techniques. A color contrast between red, turquoise, and sand tones, featuring fluid brushstrokes that abstract the coastal landscape of the Marche region.

Sunrise over the Sibillini Mountains

A spring landscape of the Sibillini Mountains, featuring snow-capped peaks and the moon visible in the clear sky. The image has been digitally processed in a painterly style that heightens color contrasts, rendering the mountain's hues vivid and surreal.

Density

two-part diving goggle setup with macro imaging and cross-polarization, revealing the lens surface texture

Digital Cosmogony

Digital mandala: a complex collage in ochre and earthy tones featuring a central rock formation, the sea, and photographic icons. A synthesis of technological archives and archaic symbolism. Massimo Cicconi Photography.

Optical camera

Fragments of analog negatives arranged in a cross shape and enclosed within a circular optical structure. The image, characterized by a specular reflection and a diagonal beam of light, explores the recomposition of reality through transparency and optics.

Way out

Experimental digital art: a figure standing atop a rock suspended in a turbulent sea. A fusion of photographic frames and analog film within a blue-and-white vortex—a dreamlike representation of the inner journey.

In perception

Distorted and iridescent vision of architectural elements and human presence. Abstract fine art photography characterized by metallic reflections and overall symmetry.

Beneath the surface

A photograph with a circular composition showing a detail of a textured blue and purple mural. Through a perfect circular opening, a vivid scene of a sunlit summer market stall comes into view, creating a surreal contrast between the roughness of the painted wall and the crisp clarity of the summer memory.

Splinter in Time

A conceptual photograph superimposing a fragment of photographic film—depicting a chair—onto a large, dark rock with a red vein. The background is a saturated, vibrant yellow, creating a contrast between the solid substance of the stone and the mnemonic image of the past.

Childhood Games

Digital composition of superimposed 6x6 negatives. Abstract fine-art photography featuring purple tones and warm light leaks, characterized by analog textures and stylized human figures.

Suspended Memories

An abstract composition created by layering and overlapping two backlit sections of negative film. The image reveals the ethereal figure of a mannequin's face and a female form merging with a brick architectural structure, producing an effect of dreamlike depth and historical layering.

Crevices

Conceptual photography: an exploration of identity revealed through a negative portrait. A fine art work by Massimo Cicconi.

Silent Guardians

A photograph titled 'Silent Guardians,' featuring an abstract composition created through multiple exposures and creative motion blur. Architectural structures and arches dissolve into fluid, vertical lines, creating a dreamlike atmosphere. On the left, two human figures emerge with greater clarity, acting as steady presences observing the passage of time, while the background transforms into a dynamic, timeless visual rhythm.

Architects of Memory

A metaphor for visual memory: a conceptual photographic installation featuring an Ilford HP5 film roll, natural elements, and the human figure. A fine art work by Massimo Cicconi.

Intersecting Memories

A photograph depicting a man inside a textured tunnel, observing a large installation of layered analog film. The work represents the meeting of digital photography and analog media, exploring memory as a physical and temporal space.

The other opening

Experimental digital art: a textured ochre surface juxtaposed with film frames featuring human figures. A vertical composition blending analog photography and digital manipulation into a fine-art aesthetic.

Sisyphus's Dream

A surreal work blending photographic and graphic elements. A human figure on a double staircase is positioned between a vibrant golden background and a floating rock mass, framed by two sweeping, deep-blue arches that create an eye-shaped perspective effect.

Fractured Identities

An avant-garde conceptual portrait featuring a play of light and shadow. The shattered social mask is depicted through a two-toned face and abstract shadow projections, exploring human duality and the psychology of identity.

Interstice

A photographic triptych exploring the concept of 'Interstice'. A mannequin head wearing a felt hat is depicted in three panels using off-camera multiple exposure techniques, creating a ghosting effect and revealing a central crack in the mannequin's face, symbolizing fragmentation and the duality of perception.

New Depths

Black-and-white photograph: interior of a cruise ship featuring a negative effect that creates graphic abstractions and surreal geometries. Massimo Cicconi Photography.

Deceptions

Riflessi distorti di volte architettoniche in bianco e nero proiettati su superficie increspata, creando forme organiche astratte. Fotografia artistica.

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