Topografie Flegree: Photographing the Phlegraean Fields Beyond the Picturesque

Andrea Martino's photographic project 'Topografie Flegree' investigates the territories of Bacoli, Pozzuoli, and Monte di Procida in the Phlegraean Fields, focusing on ordinary and marginal areas where urban, rural, and peri-urban spaces intertwine. Martino avoids picturesque views, instead capturing layered landscapes that reveal discontinuities, imperfect junctions, and signs of use. He describes the area as liminal, shaped by proximity to Naples, where clear categories of center and periphery dissolve. Through visual juxtapositions, his work builds a dialogue between memory and change, permanence and precariousness. The photographs function as a visual map, questioning how humans shape and redefine space, highlighting the fragility of balance in intermediate geographies. The project was published on Artribune.