HOMEOSTASIS - Amorphea

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Photographer

Sama Sbrissa
Prize

Honorable Mention
Jury Top 5 Selection

This is striking on multiple levels. On first glance — even after repeated viewings — I see a jellyfish, and only upon closer examination do the bodies make themselves known. Brilliant collage work.
Date of Photograph

30/05/2024
Technical Info

Canon Eos 5D Mark IV f/14 2 sec iso 400 48mm.(Fotografie tagliate e assemblate a mano)
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https://samasbrissa.com

The project explores the theme of life and biodiversity, focusing on homeostasis—the tendency of living organisms to maintain stability. The artworks feature beings from the animal kingdom Amorphea and are created using a manual collage technique, involving the cutting and recomposition of over 700 images. The manual technique, with its intrinsically imperfect nature, highlights the principle of evolution and biodiversity as the result of an endless series of errors and random variations. Similarly to cellular life, every new life is born from another one that preceded it.

Biography

Graduated from the Higher Institute of Photography and Visual Arts in Padua, I am a Professional Photographer for over twenty years. My art explores themes related to the body, identity, and human perception, using techniques that integrate visual and conceptual elements. I work predominantly in studio, avoiding post-production manipulations that might betray the expressive and compositional truth of each shot. National and international exhibitions, and recognitions, have allowed my works to travel towards and through many gazes.
Awards

Honorable Mention Black And White International Photo Awards 2025, Paris. Honorable Mention Berlin Photo Awards 2025, Berlin. First Place Winner Annual Photography Awards 2024, London. First Place Winner Monochrome Photography Awards International Black & White Photography Photographer of the Year 2024, New York. Bronze Winner TIFA Tokyo Foto Awards 2024, Tokyo. Second Place Winner New York Photography Award 2024, New York. Winner Black & White International Photography Awards 2024, Mexico City. Winner and Honorable Mentions 24th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers JMCA 2024, Barcelona. Honorable Mention IPA International Photography Awards 2024, Los Angeles.