ARTISTIC APPROACH
This project is developed through a process of full scene construction in real environments. Rather than observing existing situations, each image is assembled through location research, object creation, casting, costume, and lighting before being photographed as a single moment.
This methodology allows situations that would normally remain imaginary to acquire physical presence. Objects are built, transported, positioned, and inhabited so that the resulting image carries the weight of something that has genuinely occurred, even when it suggests a shift in physical logic.
The introduction of transformed mallorquin maritime vessels extends this approach. Traditional boat forms are adapted with wing structures and repositioned within the landscape, creating a visual language that connects heritage with the idea of movement. Their presence does not introduce spectacle but establishes a subtle tension between stability and possibility.
Human presence remains central. Participants are cast locally alongside professional performers, allowing scenes to retain authenticity while accommodating the complexity of staged environments. Gestures, relationships, and spatial arrangements are developed collaboratively on site.
The work is realised entirely in-camera. Scenes are physically constructed, positioned, and photographed as they appear, without compositional image manipulation.
This commitment to material presence gives the images their particular tension: situations that seem improbable remain grounded in real conditions, allowing viewers to trust what they see while still questioning how they were possible.
Through this approach, AERONAUTICA situates photography between documentation and construction. The images function as records of situations that briefly existed, inviting viewers to consider how reality can be reshaped through collective imagination and material effort.
