Sergio Perez
Biologist loaned to the pharmaceutical bureaucracy, I take my time for my passions, travels, reading, cinema and of course photography. I have to my credit a personal landscape exhibition and some group exhibitions, including one linked to a work on the urban area of Catania, my hometown where I still live, which later became a volume publication.
The passion for photography after a while has mainly directed towards a narration that focuses on urban contexts and above all on people. This aspect, which was always present, has grown and has become increasingly aware in recent years, with the study and in-depth study of authors who have made the history of street photography.
By means of a street photography approach, I try to tell an everyday life that is there for all to see, but that we often don't even notice. In most cases my vision is sunny and ironic, other times it leads to cynicism, always looking for the so-called decisive moment.
The street has brought some international mention (IPA, PX3), a presence in several national and international publications, participation in a couple of collective exhibitions and membership into the collective "La strada".
Catania Fair
Catania Fair is the oldest of the city's historic markets. Today it is held from Monday to Saturday in the central Piazza Carlo Alberto and in the neighboring streets, but in the past it was held only on Mondays. From this derives the traditional name "a fera 'o luni".
The colors, the moods, the scents, the elegance, the kitsch, together with the strongly Arabian nature come out of the details, often overlooked at a superficial glance, which within the fair blend the culture and tradition of Catania and that of the ethnic groups which find their roots in this tradition.