Alessandra d’Urso was born in Milan. She studied photography at the International Center of Photography and film at the New York Film Academy.
Upon her graduation she moved to Paris and worked for the Magnum Agency as an intern.
She spent the following years producing stories about social issues for different magazines, projects and exhibitions.
After ten years “on the road”, she is back to Paris developing her personal projects.
Her work has appeared in Vogue Paris, Vanity Fair, Marie-Claire, D della Repubblica, Next liberation, Revue More among many others.
“FOR ME, PHOTOGRAPHY IS A WAY TO UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THE WORLD. IT’S AN ”EXCUSE” TO TRAVEL AND TO MEET THE MOST INCREDIBLE PEOPLE. LIGHT IS FUNDAMENTAL. EVERYTHING IS TRANSFORMED BY LIGHT. I SEE THE WORLD IN BLACK AND WHITE. BY ELIMINATING COLOUR I CAN FOCUS ON SHADOW AND TEXTURE…. I TAKE THINGS AWAY IN ORDER TO PUT THEM ELSEWHERE, IN ORDER TO GET CLOSER TO THEIR SUBSTANCE.”
Pour sa première exposition à la Galerie Nuke, Alessandra d’Urso explore sa vision de l’union et de la séparation à travers la fragilité de ses sujets. Les fleurs et les corps nus peignent un tableau délicat, touchés par la lumière et les ombres. La théorie du Big Bang suggère qu’à un moment particulier, toute la matière se trouva concentrée en un point unique. Cet instant aurait marqué la naissance de l’univers.
Au début, nous étions tous un.
C’est par une séparation, si naturelle et dramatique qu’elle soit, que nous entrons dans ce monde. Nous quittons le corps de notre mère pour arriver à l’air libre. Dans les premières an...