Looking for the moon (Cercare la luna)

2025 - ongoing

With my father passing while I was still in my mother’s womb, I spent my life trying to make sense of who this person was.
I embarked in a self-reflective journey in search of my dads spirit, hoping to encapsulate the odd yet authentic bond between two people who never got the opportunity to know each other. 

It’s a weird feeling, missing someone you’ve never met.

This unexplainable connection grows with me, feeling closer and more distanced from him all at once. As I looked for the moon, I came to see - his presence is with me always, gently revealing itself in the quiet details of life, and in the hearts of those I hold dear. Photography helped reshape what grief means to me, reminding me that the love I carry is where the answers begin.



* These images are scans of chromogenic prints,
hand-printed in the color darkrooms.

Exhibited at Ambika P3 Gallery
BA Photography University of Westminster Degree Show
6th-10th of June, 2025
35 Marylebone Road, London


© giuuuliag 2025