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If the doors of perceptionwere open, everything would seem just as it is: endless.W. Blake.

I keep the portrait of a woman in mind.I remember its reproduction in the book of history of art.What couldn’t be understood, her beauty that was locked up in there.I think of the distances covered to visit a monument, of the energies spent walking in order to see a live work of art which speaks of something and somebody who is no longer with us.I remember Olympia by Manet and the bow of black ribbon round her neck.I recall my visit to the Vasari Corridor: a large collection of self-portraits on displays eyes exchanging noisy glance.I want to tell about the people I met and that wanted to speak of themselves, about those whom I saw from a distance and I couldn’t put questions to.I want to hear from people who speakanother language something about their lives.I’d like to know if they want to change their minds.I might change my mind.

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How I wish I could face life.

How I wish I did not have to face it.

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The beard I would like to wear one day.

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The Lateral Thinking. The frontal approach.

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The doubt.

The distance.

Omar and Mohamed, two brothers.

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When I was 30 in Malawi. Just arrived in Urbino.

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Abdul Aziz after a twentyfour-hour shift.

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Gaia like the rainbefore it starts falling.

Daniele as I had neverseen before.

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In Florence.

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Juri Ciani lives in Florence, Italy, and works in the CG Industry, with the alias of Jeppetto, where operates as GraphicDesigner. He also teachs 3D modeling in Urbino’s Academy of Fine Arts.In 2005 he started up the photographic project “Terradiconfine” (“Borderland”), with a website where he shares reportage and traveling experiences through five continents.In 2007 he published the book “Mwadzuka Bwanji” (“Ho did you wake up?” in chichewa language - Ed. Masso delle Fate), a storytelling about the african state of Malawi, that shows some kinds of humanitarian issues in this country.

Some of the last published reportage:2009 - “Caos Sublime pt. 2”, a comparison between Quneitra - Syria, Golan Heights - 36 years after the war against Israel, and L’Aquila – Italy - after the April 06th 2009 earthquake.2009 - “Caos Sublime pt. 1”, thinking about reconstruction after L’Aquila April 06th 2009 earthquake. (texts by M. Fuksas)2009 - “ The new faces of China in Florence”, in collaboration with La Repubblica newspaper.2008 - “Women in Iran”, about female status inside the Islamic Republic of Iran.2007 - “T27”, the way of the highest world’s railway, from Bei-jing to Lhasa.2006 - “Senegal in Florence”, a day life with senegalese illegal vendor, in San Lorenzo’s market.2001 - “G8, July 2001”, Genova before - described in the text - and during - shown in pictures - the G8 meeting in July 2001.