Riturné (Come Back in Piedmontese language) is the attempt to maintain and preserve a living connection with apast that is becoming history. Freezing small fragments before they melt, because everything is impermanent.
This project is a study of the relationship between man and territory, the own personal conflicts, the idea of family and belonging. Is the reality in which I grew up complete with its people and their beliefs.
Riturné is born out of a desire to see the province of Cuneo, in the northern Italian region of Piemonte, with new eyes and to establish a new connection with it after many years living out of the country.
Memory, absence, home. What is gone and what sooner or later will also disappear.
Growing up in a small village, close to the Alps, my agricultural background and love for nature have been guiding my interests and my steps as a photographer towards themes linked to the rural landscape and all forms of life related to nature.
The everyday and the ordinary life in a creative process influenced by being outdoors and exploring my own environment, without any geopolitical boundaries.
Mauro Curti (b. 1980) is an Italian photographer who lives and works in Cuneo (Italy).
He holds a MA in documentary photography from University School of Arts TAI in Madrid in 2022. Working in a documentary manner across subject matter, he is primarily making work around rural communities and the landscapes that they inhabit, focusing on the intricate interaction between humanity and nature.
His work has been showcased at international exhibitions and festivals in different countries including, Spain, Italy, France, Greece, Australia and Jordan.
In 2023 he won the Carmencita Grant 2023 in collaboration with Kodak Professional Europe.
© Text and pictures by Mauro Curti