Salaria

The Salaria Project is a photographic project that explores the theme of change. 
The road becomes a pretext, an excuse to traverse and observe the transformations occurring along its path:cultural, traditional,
and territorial changes. Photographically, I have chosen to represent these shifts through a series of “portraits” of plants.

The plants change along with the road: from urban species growing between concrete and sidewalks, to those of fields and countryside, up to the Apennine forests and coastal vegetation. Each section tells a different landscape, and through the plants, the rhythm of the territory can be read. 

Alongside this main narrative, I am also documenting the relationship between past and present in a complementary way; Roman bridges, commercial activities along the road, and “strange sightings” that punctuate the route, such as seasonal markets at the roadside or enormous factories nestled in the woods. 
These elements sometimes seem out of place, yet they coexist in the same space, testifying to the strange but fascinating coexistence of nature, history, and contemporary life.