Mario Giacomelli (1925–2000) - Il territorio dell'anima

Mario Giacomelli (1925–2000)
The Territory of the Soul, Port of Senigallia, 1983
Vintage gelatin-silver print
Sign the autograph and date it “1983” in pencil on the reverse.
Mario Giacomelli Archive stamp with authentication signature and cataloging code on the reverse.
Provenance: private collection.
Made at the port of Senigallia in 1983, this image belongs to the cycle dedicated to the sea, one of the most intense and lyrical nuclei of Giacomelli's research. The surface of the water, fractured by luminous ripples, dissolves the boats and coastal buildings into an almost abstract tapestry, where the real is transformed into an inner vision.
The bold graphic contrast, the artist's signature element, guides the landscape into a suspended dimension between memory and abstraction, making the work one of the most mature expressions of his language from the Eighties.