Talitha Puri Negri
Watching You, Watching Me
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​My work consists of two parts; the first is composed of 32 eyes.  Today’s society is constantly watched and influenced by social media and by the viewers browsing history.
The 32 eyes shown together but printed separately, convey the feeling of being constantly watched. In fact if you look carefully, the photographers reflection can be seen in the eyes.  The  eyes are also the window to someone’s soul or, as others prefer to call it, consciousness.   Do the eyes also offer an insight into the personality?  Can you match the eye to the portrait?  Is that how you expected the person to look?
The second part of the work is a series of diptychs and a triptych that portray details of every day life, people, buildings and nature. All the details that we miss, as again we are distracted by the constant images on our phones, on our computers and on billboards.  These details build the connection,  the balances of nature, that interconnectivity we so often forget or ignore.

​Talitha Puri Negri - Nairobi - August 2024

 Born in Milan in 1982, Talitha Puri Negri  devoted the last 10 years of her artistic career both to photography and to a humanitarian commitment in Nairobi, Kenya.  She founded an Educational Trust in 2014 and currently lives in Nairobi.
Her first exhibition in 2012 was at Sotheby’s in Milan and consisted of a selection of photos taken during the months she spent in Kenya; the proceeds were donated to the NGO Twins International that operates in Korogocho, Nairobi.
In 2013 she again exhibited at Sotheby’s, showing on this occasion,  photos taken during her travels in India and in Bangladesh; the proceeds were channeled to the NGO Association for Sewa and its projects: Sewa Lucknow (India) and Banchte Shekha (Bangladesh), to support women.
In 2014 she exhibited once again at Sotheby’s and this time, her photos were taken in Kurdistan - North Iraq. The proceeds were donated to the NGO Emergency, to support their work with the local community.
In 2021 & 2022 she participated in two group photography shows at One Off Contemporary Art Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya.
Her articles and photos have been published in: Vanity Fair, Grazia.it, Elle and Elle.it.


Left to right:
Curiosity ~ Hapa ~ Overwhelmed ~ Absolute (sold) ~ Ruse ~ Living ~ Unapologetic ~ Consciousness (sold) 

Alpha ~ Fall (Autumn) (sold)  ~ Light ~ Intense ~ 13/7 (sold)~  Water ~ Ukweli ~ Joyful (sold)

The Beholder ~ Furaha (sold) ~ Amitie (sold) ~ Ease ~ Mystical ~ It’s not me ~ Amani (sold) ~ Assiduous

Catharsis ~ Stars ~ Eye of Fatima ~ Chir ~ Ranyisi (sold) ~ Nakupenda ~ Vison ~ Nazar (sold)

Each Eye is Kshs 10 000 -  12 x 15 cm
​All 32 'Eye' images Kshs 300 000