Through the characters I've had the opportunity to play over the years, I've encountered various stories of violence, abuse, and oppression. From the film “Viola di mare” to the more recent theatrical performance “Gerico Innocenza Rosa”, I've confronted women crushed by male arrogance. Arrogance that often becomes psychological and physical violence. Most of the time, this stems from the failure to accept the other person as an independent individual, from the conviction of having and wanting to exercise decision-making power over her, over her life, her choices, her body, to the point of deciding her very life in the most extreme cases.
It's evident that in none of these cases can we speak of love: love includes freedom. And I go so far as to say that letting the other person go is the greatest act of love.

With my work, when I can, I try to convey this possibility, to show how love should enrich and perhaps make life more beautiful and enjoyable, but not complete it: understanding this and understanding that the other person is complete beyond us is the first step to respecting her and accepting her refusal if necessary.
Through this photographic project, I've met real women who are victims of violence: confronting them has been painful but important, as I believe this initiative can be. To talk about violence so that it never happens again, to educate about rebellion through testimony, to denounce so that all women have the courage to assert their identity and, at the same time, re-educate men to understand the profound meaning of freedom.