Echo of Prisoner Hands

Echo of Prisoner Hands is the first photograph of the series Details Revealed that I am selling in my shop. It depicts a detail of an ancient door of a cell in the Fort of Gavi, seen from the inside. During the Second World War, the fort was used as a prison for officers, and the signs engraved on the door, probably traced by the prisoners, tell a story of waiting and silence. They are traces of hands that, perhaps in the darkness of those walls, were looking for a way to express their being, to leave a sign, even if minimal, of their presence.

These signs, scratched on a surface lived and worn by time, seem mysterious symbols, almost as if they were coded messages. Each engraving is a silent voice, whispering forgotten stories. The texture of the wood, worn and marked by the years, carries with it the weight of countless personal stories, creating an emotional contrast between the solidity of the material and human fragility.

The choice of black and white enhances the details of the surface, bringing out not only the roughness of the wood but also the intensity of the engraved signs, as if the photograph could capture the echo of that past time. In this shot, time seems to stop, imprisoned in a plot made of lines and symbols that defy oblivion.

The print, made on forex, measures 31 x 27 cm, and is ready to hang. It is signed on the back and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, offering a tangible testimony of an artistic research that wants to give new life to forgotten details, revealing the poetry hidden in the traces of time.