Max Cardelli's Innermost: The Porthole as Photographic Lens

Max Cardelli's exhibition 'Innermost' at Fabbrica Eos, curated by Alberto Mattia Martini, explores the porthole as a concrete presence in photography. The series, shot during a sea voyage, captures marine landscapes through an oblique view, where the window becomes integral to the image rather than transparent. The black-and-white photographs reduce the scene to essential elements: a horizon line, still water, and suspended atmosphere. The work shifts from descriptive landscape to a meditation on perception.