the theatre of the mind
video and photographic installation project
the theatre of the mind is a video-photographic project built through intimate conversations based on trust, presence, and deep listening.
Through encounters with individuals, I explore personal narratives as a way to investigate identity, memory, and emotional experience. The project unfolds around universal human conditions: language and silence, childhood memories, sexuality, fear, insomnia, emotional intensity, violence, and love.
Rather than producing conclusions, the work operates as a space of observation, where different forms of subjectivity emerge through conversation and portraiture.
I met participants in the streets of London. After introducing myself, I spent one day with each of them, entering their environments — their homes or places of personal choice — where they felt most at ease. Each encounter became a self-contained moment of exchange and attention. The photographic material was produced using a Canon 5D Mark III.
the theatre of the mind is structured as a video installation composed of colour digital photographs and seven documentary video portraits, each lasting between 25 and 55 minutes, with a total runtime of approximately five and a half hours.
The project also includes 16 interviews conducted in Brindisi, my hometown, with individuals aged between 13 and 70.
These interviews extend the research into a different social and geographical context, introducing a more observational perspective.
The main video interviews are in English, with English and Italian subtitles. The subtitles were edited by myself and Peter Dixon. The interviews in Brindisi are in Italian, with English subtitles.
The work includes conversations on gender expression, religion and identity, adolescence, psychological states, performative identity, and inner narrative constructions.
Rather than illustrating specific themes, the project constructs a fragmented archive of voices and self-representations, where identity appears as fluid, unstable, and relational.
People interviewed include:
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Alan, cross-dresser
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Humaira, “I choose my religion: Islam”
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Madkillermiller, “an ordinary person with a business card”
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Stephanie Jane Findlay, “I am finally myself: a woman”
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Louis Grey Magus, alter ego
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Tacco Matto, performer: “I am my emotions”
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Graça, a six-year-old girl and her imaginary dogs
the theatre of the mind is not structured as a statement of awareness or interpretation, but as a field of encounter where narration, image, and presence coexist without hierarchy.
Visit the Photo Section to explore a selection of images that capture the essence of these emotional and transformative conversations.








