"A long-term documentary project exploring the American Midwest by Italian photographer Francesco Aglieri Rinella. Rinella's has a background in the military and a deep-rooted passion for storytelling. His work explores the American landscape, its cultural heritage, and the quiet power of everyday life. His practice is grounded in long road trips across rural America, where he documents communities and characters often pushed to the periphery."
""Galaxies Beneath a Dying Sky" features a blend of portraits, interiors, and open landscapes that capture the resilience, fragility, and quiet dignity of communities often overlooked in contemporary narratives. Rooted in slow, analog photography with medium format film, the project traces an emotional terrain shared across diverse geographies. It offers a reflection on memory, isolation, perseverance, and belonging by engaging with how individuals and landscapes navigate change."
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Francesco Aglieri Rinella documents the American Midwest through long-term, slow, analog medium-format photography, traveling extensive road trips across rural America. The project combines portraits, interiors, and open landscapes to depict resilience, fragility, and quiet dignity within often-overlooked communities. The work reflects on memory, isolation, perseverance, and belonging by observing how individuals and landscapes navigate cultural and economic change. Rinella's military background informs a disciplined, patient practice that centers marginalized characters and everyday life. The project emphasizes emotional continuity across diverse geographies while preserving texture and atmosphere through medium-format film techniques.
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