Sticker Art from Trastevere to Ostiense

In this project, I chose to represent Rome's Sticker Art scene by embarking on a journey from Trastevere to Ostiense. I aimed to capture this form of street art as best as possible due to one of its peculiarities: its perishability. Being subject to both weather and human factors, this type of urban art tends to fade, existing in its original form for only a brief period, which contributes to giving it an aura of uniqueness. Since photography is a means of technical reproduction, capable of capturing moments in time, I tried to “trap” in my shots the essence of this kind of artwork, that is, its "being" in that given moment and place where it is displayed. Not surprisingly, during my photographic walks, I did not focus on individual stickers, but rather integrated them into their urban context and their evolution until the moment they were captured by the camera. The only photo that does not fall under the Sticker Art category is the final one, as it embodies the deep sense of beauty that can flourish even in the saddest and most unwelcoming places, where no one might stop to notice something capable of stirring the soul and offering a glimmer of hope. Beauty must be recognized because it exists; one just needs to look harder and find the strength to discover it, so it can be preserved and shared. That’s why I wanted to include the shot of a simple inscription along with the message it conveys: *Love Deeply in a Superficial World*.