Di Turi (Caracas, 1972) is fascinated by the transformation of function of photographic images over time – an image of the interior of a home changes from a simple documentation of the space to a testament of a space that now no longer exists, its photograph becoming physical proof of that moment. Further to this is the degeneration of the printed image itself, and in particular those found in pre-digital books. In response to this, Di Turi works to preserve and re-imagine images. Using pre-existing visual phenomena from a wide range of sources such as discarded photographic albums, postcards, books and found photographs, she reworks them in an attempt to bring them back from oblivion, emphasizing their specific photographic qualities so as to connect us to the specific moment of their inception. Through cutting, covering and decontextualising,

she explores ideas about ‘the double', the negative space within the image, and the play between two and three dimensions. The alteration of these images is then re-inserted into the realm of photography in their final presentation, often resulting in works that are both abstract and representational at the same time.

Recently, Di Turi has been working on an extended series of photograms, inspired by Modernist photographers such as Moholy-Nagy and Man Ray, which also addresses her abstract geometric heritage from Latin America. In some respects, the project is the most ‘direct’ form of photographic expression and returns to the magic and the tactility of the analogical process and therefore to the roots of photographic image making itself.