Leonardo Tonini

Tecnica: Handmade lenticular photographic object on rigid panel. Digital photography.

Anno: 2025

Dimensione: 50 x 60 cm

Descrizione: Lorenzo is my brother. He is autistic, and communication with him has always been something deep, yet often difficult: there are things I cannot explain to him, and emotions he feels but cannot translate into words.

On one side, there is his posed face, a direct gaze, as if searching for contact.
On the other, one of his gestures that for me is memory: hands covering his ears, eyes closed, like when we were children and certain sounds or music would overwhelm him, and he would retreat into his own language—made of sounds only he could understand—while at times it almost seemed as if he were speaking with his hands.

The work exists in a state of visual instability, shifting as the viewer moves, mirroring the fragile and constantly negotiated bond between us.
A silent dialogue between two brothers, where love, distance, and connection coexist beyond words.