“There are diferent hypotheses on how we came into the world, who says from animals as evolution of the species and who says by the hand of God, but we certainly know that when we leave this planet what will remain of us will be just dust.” with these words Italian photographer Matteo Zanin (1986) reflects on our fate through a series of artistic nude shots. Dust, crumbs, debris, and ashes are the starting point of his photographic project POLVERE in which natural matter and the human body become one.

In an arid environment devoid of vegetation, a naked, snow-white, light-looking woman wanders through the desert landscape, blending in and blending with it. “Woman is the living being who comes closest to nature because like her she is the only one who can create another life.” Zanin reflects.

The shots belong to an ethereal sphere, which sends the viewer back to an almost apocalyptic scenario. The last woman on the planet, a solitary nymph, in search of water, of a source of life. Over time her body joins with nature, until she becomes part of it. By contorting himself he imitates her forms, embracing her he shows her love.

His passion for street photography and his cinematic approach, as well as his experience in the field of fashion, particularly emerge in the series POLVERE, capable of summarizing Matteo Zanin’s artistic identity and returning a series of contrasting feelings. Nature can give but it can also take away.

Courtesy and credits Matteo Zanin