Portfolio "It is finished" by Lucio Valerio Pini

Has been published in photo-book issue #4

Reasons for the work "It is finished"

According to John's Gospel, those were the last words of Christ before he died on the cross .
According to Christian religion believers, Jesus dies for the salvation of all Humanity, in recognition of his role of sacrificial victim within God's plan. The Gospels will let the whole world know about the life and tragedy of the death of this God become man.
We don't know, on the other hand, the last words of those, too many, unknown, who died a violent death through the centuries. For them, a mere account remains, a judicial testimony, the records of a trial, sometimes only images remain, many, numerous .
For them, memory is no more.
For them, "nothing is finished" except their existence .
We know nothing of the pain suffered, of the cries of terror during the last moments, of the pleas for mercy, asked for in vain.

I have worked, using my skills, on true images of murdered dead people in order to cancel-out the tragedy of these images, which are images of violent visual impact.

Why did I do this?
To selfishly exorcize tragic and painful stories, even if they are or were a part of our lives, at least of mine. To remind myself and others, of all those who died, many, anonymous, in tragic circumstances leaving no memory of themselves .To invite everyone to abide by that sharp commandment that says: THOU SHALL NOT KILL!

LNP-Lucio Valerio Pini