The concept of bare life (la nuda vita) was theorised by Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben in his work Homo sacer. Sovereign Power and Bare Life. According to him, bare life is existence reduced to the biological, deprived of legislative protection and any political recognition. It is life entirely exposed to arbitrary power and even annihilation. And anyone can find themselves in this situation at any given moment.

I explored the concept of bare life in a series of works in which the representation of the body becomes a terrain of precariousness and degradation, marked by the erosion and fragmentation of physical integrity and political identity. Through textures, diffuse spots, or areas of transparency engaged in an organic way, I sought to capture the fragility and vulnerability of these excluded bodies, which are therefore exposed to all possibilities. They are, in essence, bodies in ruins, whose textures evoke the image of abandoned buildings.

Beyond the formal study of texture and form, the series was conceived as a visual meditation on how abusive power can strip the body of its status, reducing it to mere biological existence – to bare life.

I have developed this series of works over the last few years, in parallel with my doctoral thesis, where I explored the same concept in relation to abandoned architectural heritage.