RITORNO ALL'ISOLA DI ARTURO
Marta Giaccone
Text courtesy of Marta Giaccone.
I discovered the isle of Procida thanks to its teenagers. First, through the protagonist of Elsa Morante’s 1957 book “Arturo’s island”; later, with the youth who now inhabit it.
Inspired by Arturo, the boy-hero by the name of a star who leads, all alone, a wild and magical life in Italy in the late 30s, my project follows a group of teens to tell this delicate and tumultuous period of their lives. I am interested to observe and understand how they go through adolescence on such a small island, of only 4 square kilometers, where they no doubt grow up freer than they would in a city, but perhaps more protected and subjected to fewer stimuli. I like entering their lives, being accepted (almost) as their equal, getting to know their favorite spots with them.
Their roots are deep, sometimes they dream of faraway places, but always with the idea of ultimately returning to stay.
Marta Giaccone
Marta Giaccone (b. 1988, Milan, Italy) received an MA in Documentary Photography at the University of South Wales, Newport, UK (2014) and a BA in English and Hispanic American Literatures at the University of Milan, Italy (2011).
Her personal work and research focus on issues related to family and youth with a particular interest in the feminine perspective. She is also drawn to observing relationships between small groups of people and the landscapes they inhabit. Evolving through long-term documentary projects shot on medium and large format film, her photographic practice enables a more intimate and contemplative approach. She has had three solo shows.
Her editorial clients include The New York Times, The New Yorker, Monocle/Konfekt, Vogue Italia, D la Repubblica. Her images have appeared on numerous print and online publications. She has worked for Richard Mosse as a production assistant for Incoming and Heat Maps; for Magnum Photos NYC, Bruce Davidson, Alessandra Sanguinetti and Mary Ellen Mark as an intern.
She is currently based between Rome, Italy, and Tallinn, Estonia.
