Your name
Noemi Comi
Place of birth
Catanzaro, Italy
Place where you live now
Milan, Italy
3 words to describe you
determined, withdrawn, mysterious
Why do you take pictures?
I am a very introverted person and visual language is the only tool that can make me express myself. In the beginning, it was born as a necessity and with time, I realize that I can't do without it. Photography allows me to better know myself, and other people and to go beyond my character limits.
Where do you get your inspiration?
I try to draw inspiration from the little things, from anything that .catches my eye. But a fundamental aspect of my work is silence, I need to spend hours and hours alone and give free rein to my thoughts, tracing free paths.
Who are your influences?
Andrea Galvani, Sandy Skoglund, Vanessa Beecroft, Celine Sciamma, Brooke Di Donato, Diane Arbus, Matthieu Gafsou, Andres Serrano, Olafur Eliasson, Paul Guilmoth
What determines the subject matter you choose?
I usually choose the topics furthest from me, the ones I know nothing about. When I meet something on my way that I don't know at all and that there is so much to work on, it always catches my attention. When I create my works I want to immerse myself in that context, the research path is more important than the final result. Doing research that allows me to expand my knowledge and above all try to break down preconceived notions that I had about certain topics.
What impact would you like your art to have?
I want the observer of my works to immerse himself in other dimensions and experience new sensations. What also interests me most is to trigger a reaction, no matter if it is positive or negative.
What artwork do you never get bored with?
I don't know, probably the works of the artists I mentioned above. I get bored very easily, but if there is an artwork that I really like I could look at it endlessly.
Is there anything you want to add?
No
