Photographer Alessandro Tricarico Transforms Gargano Fisherman into Sea God for Pantheon Project

Alessandro Tricarico, born in Gargano in 1986, transitioned from photojournalism to street art three years ago, inspired by JR's monumental works. He pastes large-scale photographic prints on walls to reach broader audiences. During lockdown, he launched Pantheon, a project depicting local deities using real people's faces, starting with Peppino, a fisherman from Peschici, portrayed as a sea god on Lake Varano. The work is affixed to a wall overlooking the lake, a ten-kilometer-long body of water separated from the sea by a thin strip of land. Each installation is followed by a community gathering to 'sanctify' the temple. The project is self-funded, with future dates uncertain.