When love wants, it finds a place. This is the title of the latest collection of works by Sergio Trapani that talks about Palermo. It is easy to understand the broader meaning; managing to overcome obstacles and adversities, he manages to find a way to manifest himself in any way.

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Thinking about Palermo means, for Sergio Trapani, above all, recovering a vision, because Palermo is stronger than what we see. It is a state of place. Palermo has been described as a physically engaged city, of which it is possible to get an idea, from writing to painting; Now we will talk about it through photography, the medium that intervenes the most in memory. Photography has an incredible power, a narrative and expressive power, that has changed the world and our perception of it. It teaches us how to make our soul become an image. Photography is putting the head, eye and heart in the same line of vision. It's a way of living life. Sergio Trapani's work is a true narrative where delicacy and strength intersect in absolute respect for the moment. S.Trapani crosses the city, from the markets to the main streets, from the gardens to the Foro Italico, passing by the sea. He captures moments with nostalgic sides, as in the photo "Come quannu eravamu nichi", the photographed subjects are often hidden, by the hidden face that tells a poem, a moment frozen in time. As a memory. The eternal girls walking through Villa Giulia, the meetings in Cala; He cannot simply look without perceiving essential life, things move with him. He manages to establish a special connection with his surroundings. He is passionate and curious; For him life is important.

This unpredictability of human encounters has in fact become a ritual, a sort of map of Palermo, a cutout of a special geography. Sergio Trapani inhabits the city with attention and continuous learning. The moment of absolute awareness of this wonderful city is given by the vision you have leaning over Monte Pellegrino; A panorama that makes you dizzy and leaves you speechless. Smile, because to understand Palermo you have to look at it from there. S. Trapani is not just a photographer, he is a director, composer, he completes this series with video montages, presenting a film about Palermo. His sensitivity and temperament confirm him as a privileged witness of intimate stories, he has the strength and ability to make the viewer feel what he felt, without using words.