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.
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