The visual artist known for her analogue photography, is from the countryside near Rome. Growing up she experimented with various artistic mediums including; product design, drawing, and painting until eventually she felt that photography was the best way to encapsulate and express her artistic vision.

Your greatest inspirations or influences? 

I am inspired by anything from music to cinematography but for colors, poses and framing instagram is the best resource.

Tell us a bit about your creative process?

I focus on the preparation part rather than on the production. I talk about my idea with the collaborators, especially Emanuele Alteri, the MUAH with which I collaborate. He is a fantastic creative and he always advises me wisely. Then with the team we go over everything and create a moodboard. I find it extremely important to prepare everything before the shooting in order to really keep things under control. Also, since I only shoot film photography, the preparation gives trust and ensures everyone about the result since we can see the images just when they are back from the lab.

How has this year changed your creativity and how you see the world changing moving forward? 

This year slowed down all my projects and I can say that there are two sides of the coin: one is positive and it’s the fact that I had a lot of time to develop and explore different types of print (darkroom, linocut, cyanotype etc). On the other side this uncertainty brought by the quarantine status of my country, fed my doubt about the future and didn’t help in the research of new job opportunities. 

Who do you consider to be an icon of our time? 

All the people who fight everyday for equal rights. We are in a very delicate moment full of protests that could lead the world to a significant change in the next future.

Do you think the art world needs to change, and if so how do you feel it can improve?

I don’t think art should change because to me art is the change itself, I think that the most important thing is to change our mind and be always aware and open to what art could give us. 

What does wellbeing mean to you? 

To me, well-being means having a balanced life and to be able to live freely and independently. It means to live my life and my creativity without any restriction nor prejudice. It means to be respected and be seen as an artist.

Flavia Daniele