J’ai brule dans tes yeux. Je brûle. Napoli 2015.

Arts and performing arts, Performing Arts Photography

Stage Photography as Archive Building in a Multidisciplinary Performance

J’ai brûlé dans tes yeux. Je brûle. is a multidisciplinary artistic creation by the Kulturscio’k Live Art collective directed by Alessia Siniscalchi. It is inspired by the film Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders and set between Naples and Paris. The study of the project began in July 2015 in Paris (Goethe Institut), and the first stage of the work was presented during AMACI XI Contemporary Day at La Casaforte S.B. It continued in July 2016 with the sponsorship of the French Institute Naples, and in 2017 it was presented at the Madre Museum in Naples.

Director: Alessia Siniscalchi
Photographer: Giovanni Ambrosio
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J’ai brûlé dans tes yeux. Je brûle. Napoli 2015. Photo Giovanni Ambrosio

Stage Photography as a Performative Act

For the first time in my long-term collaboration with Kulturscio’k, I pushed the boundaries of stage photography, shifting from a purely communicative act towards a performative presence during the show itself.

As a theatre photographer, I am physically part of the performance, sharing the same space with actors and performers, at the very moment the show is presented to the audience.

Photography as Archive Construction

At the same time, I began building an extensive photographic archive of the performance.

Putting all the photographs together in a way that makes sense beyond the static reconstruction of the live show results in a rewriting of the performance itself—a new version, built through images. This process expands the role of theatre photography, turning it into a tool for archival narration as well as live documentation.