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04/30/2026 - 06/14/2026
Fotografia Europea
Cloisters of San Pietro
via Emilia San Pietro, 44/c
Reggio Emilia
Our Hidden Room is a photographic project that tells a story: the fragmented history of the complex yet profound affection between the artist and his father, also a photographer. Blending photography and narrative, it unfolds as a raw and intimate exploration of family, memory, and loss. During the artist's childhood in Egypt, his father often behaved erratically, hiding from the outside world, increasingly obsessed with a small darkroom hidden in the family home. This physical and psychological space had become a place of solitude, obsession, and an unspoken battle. At a time when mental illness was little known and highly stigmatized, his father's condition—suffering from bipolar disorder—long remained misunderstood, leading him to contemplate suicide.
Fotografia Europea
Cloisters of San Pietro
via Emilia San Pietro, 44/c
Reggio Emilia
Our Hidden Room is a photographic project that tells a story: the fragmented history of the complex yet profound affection between the artist and his father, also a photographer. Blending photography and narrative, it unfolds as a raw and intimate exploration of family, memory, and loss. During the artist's childhood in Egypt, his father often behaved erratically, hiding from the outside world, increasingly obsessed with a small darkroom hidden in the family home. This physical and psychological space had become a place of solitude, obsession, and an unspoken battle. At a time when mental illness was little known and highly stigmatized, his father's condition—suffering from bipolar disorder—long remained misunderstood, leading him to contemplate suicide.