The Shape of Memories - Reimagining Time, Space, & Presence

Riccardo Magherini photographs to rebuild what a place makes him feel. Each image grows from fragments: a flicker of light, a texture, a fleeting gesture, pieced together slowly and guided by instinct. Four series, Bangkok, Hanoi, Circus, and Hong Kong, were born in places where he was a stranger, seeing with heightened awareness.
Bangkok combines portraiture with the life of its streets. Hong Kong becomes rhythm, geometry, and vertical weight; Hanoi rests in muted tones and quiet presence; Circus unfolds in a timeless space of wonder and memory. Firenze, his birthplace, is a woven tapestry of seasons and perspectives, where people melt into architecture. Across these works, Magherini captures presence in the unfamiliar: moments that shift, breathe, and remain alive in memory.