FILM PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES

honorable mention, american university vision awards

CERAMIC ZEBRA HEAD

DIGITAL COLLAGES

in 1958, my dad, his mother, and two of his siblings left their tiny mountain village in southern italy and boarded a boat to the united states. his father and eldest brother had arrived a few years earlier. as they navigated a new country and culture, food became the bridge that kept them connected to the life they left behind. these digital collages honor the recipes that have been passed down through my family—each one carrying the flavors, traditions, and memories of our Italian roots.