Sandra Lazzarini is a self-taught photographer, of whom we had previously had the pleasure of speaking here, who creates images distinguished by soft and softly sensual atmospheres, with a feminine touch. Her women often don’t have a face and maybe it’s also for this reason that they fascinate and capture the attention of the public, which is immediately conquered by her poetics.

Us at Collater.al have asked Sandra a few questions about her and her work:

What is your first memory related to the world of photography? And why did you choose it as your expressive media?

The first memory dates back to my childhood, when I went to rummage in the drawer of family photos. Buried under hundreds of prints, there was an old film camera from my father. I remember taking it several times, fascinated by its mechanisms, I liked looking through the viewfinder and seeing the world through a new and different “eye”. I chose to express myself through photography, because it is the only way I can enclose an idea or an image that springs to mind on four sides.

What is the image, among those that you have produced, which represents you the most?

I believe that every photograph I make represents me and that every day I can feel myself represented by a different photo. Creating especially self-portraits is all very volatile even on the basis of the mood, the energy that crosses me and why not, also in relation to the seasons. At this moment the photo I feel represent me the most is this: it is a very static, cold and heavy image. In fact, today I feel like that.

What artists inspire you?

No one in particula, but there are many that I particularly love. To name just a few: Francesca Woodman, Guy Bourdin, Antoine D’Agata, Franco Fontana.
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Why did you want to share these images with us?

Because these images are like a door ajar that opens up my personal way of seeing the world around me.

What kind of femininity do you want to communicate with your images?

What (perhaps) I think I cannot communicate in reality.

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