INSPADES MAGAZINE DUE | Page 210

For the Italian photographer known as Manu Punx (aka MNUPNX), photography is a means to release his inner pain, each frame a new place to discard the darkness of his soul. “I’m a depressed person,” Punx revealed, “I am never really happy.” For him, the beauty of his photography is unimportant; having someone see his images, admire them for their aesthetic and then turn around and forget why this picture has come forth from him, leaves him with an underwhelming sense of meaninglessness. Punx believes that only those who truly share his pain can understand the depth of his images, because through them he offers his audience understanding amidst a common ground of suffering; however, even others relate to his work in this way, he finds little in the way of consolation. “I feel a deadness inside, a darkness that translates to my followers. The fact that I have so many followers means that so many people feel as I feel, and this, to me, is so sad,” reflected Punx. His work is reflective of his tumultuous circumstances and inner turmoils, and through it, Punx endeavors to engage us at the root of our darkest emotions, reminding us that even if they seem peacefully concealed they are but the calm before the storm or the slow reading of a burning book - they are simply lying in wait. 210 inspadesmag.com