Born in 1986, after a degree in Industrial Design at the Politecnico University of Milan, Francesco Merlini continues his personal investigation on the form and the aesthetics of the relationship between society and individual, devoting himself completely to photography.
After the first experience in fashion photography, he began the collaboration with the photojournalistic agency prospekt and the website of independent journalism Dust.it. For him this is the most appropriate way to turn his aesthetic vision and interpretation of reality into works completed and usable.
Alongside covering the Italian news (with publications on L’Espresso, Internazionale, Gioia, Rolling Stone, Le Monde, International Herald Tribune) Francesco carries on personal photographic projects, mainly related to the theme of death, sexuality and formal and moral decay in the big cities, such as Milan, Paris and New York.
PARIS VEILED
by Francesco Merlini. Paris, France. August 2011. Streets of Paris have passed through me bringing with them grit, demise and flesh, dragging me into a dimension not imbued with fear or repulsion, but with a fascination that nailed my eyes … Continue reading
STUDENTS’ DEMONSTRATIONS 2010-2011
by Cristina Vatielli, Michele Palazzi, Francesco Merlini, Barbara Baiocchi, Stefano De Grandis. Milan-Rome, Italy. Fall 2010-fall 2011. Italian students of high school and universities protest against education cuts and decrees. photo gallery