2001-2007 | Lack & Longing

Lack and Longing is the second chapter in TIME-MAZE, a photographic book made of independent volumes published in a progressive chronology arbitrarily defined by life. "The opening picture of the first volume 1994-2001 | A BEGINNING is a self-portrait from 1994, it is the first one I ever took. There is a road lined by rows of baby pine trees, newly planted after a big fire. I wanted to confuse the image of myself with that of the trees. I prepared the framing and entered it. We were somewhere around Butte, Montana, USA where I spent a summer working as carpenter’s assistant. I had no consciousness of myself - but a strong desire to have some - and no knowledge of the use of the photographic medium. For many years I have photographed compulsively almost without looking at the result of my shots. I deeply felt that I wasn't ready to understand what I was doing. I knew what I was trying to do, but it wasn't clear on how to shape it, I wasn't ready to communicate my most intimate work. I