"Anapo e Ciane" Photograph - Limited Edition of 7
Photography, Digital on Aluminum Dibond
27.6 W x 39.4 H in
Ready to Hang
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An underwater reimagining of the Sicilian myth of Anapo and Ciane, where light, breath and suspension turn a gesture into timeless ritual. “Anapo e Ciane” belongs to a body of work in which the underwater space becomes a stage for myth, memory and human connection. Inspired by the Sicilian legend o...
Year Created:
2018
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Mediums:
Photography, Digital on Aluminum Dibond
Rarity:
Limited Edition of 7
Size:
27.6 W x 39.4 H x 0.5 D in
Ready to Hang:
Yes
Frame:
Not Framed
Authenticity:
Certificate is Included
Packaging:
Ships in a Crate
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Shipping is included in price.
Delivery Time:
Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
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The purchase of photography and limited edition artworks as shipped by the artist is final sale.
Handling:
Ships in a wooden crate for additional protection of heavy or oversized artworks. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:
Italy.
Customs:
Shipments from Italy may experience delays due to country's regulations for exporting valuable artworks.
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Emanuele Vitale is a conceptual fine art photographer based in Syracuse, Sicily. For over 20 years, he has used the Mediterranean Sea not as a backdrop, but as an epistemic space—a threshold where the human body negotiates its existence between presence and disappearance.
Unlike the majority of underwater photography which focuses on marine life or pool-based fashion, Vitale works exclusively in the open sea using natural light. His process is solitary and meditative, exploring the phenomenology of suspension. His primary series, "Ascetic," depicts the vertical struggle of the human figure rising toward the light, symbolizing spiritual transformation and the shedding of weight—both physical and metaphysical.
His work has received international recognition, including First Prize at the Monochrome Photography Awards (Conceptual) and the ND Special Discovery of the Year Award. In 2024, his solo exhibition "La Luce nel Mare" was held in a deconsecrated church in Syracuse, cementing his transition from photography to installation art.
Vitale's images are not about diving; they are about the universal human condition of being suspended between two worlds.
Education: Self-taught Master of Photography. Specialized in Underwater Conceptual Art.
Events/Exhibitions: 2025 | Monovisions Photography Awards - Honorable Mention (Series, Conceptual) 2024 | "La Luce nel Mare" - Solo Exhibition, Syracuse (Sicily) 2019 | "The Deep Blue World" - Plemmirio Marine Park 2018 | Monochrome Photography Awards - 1st Prize (Conceptual) 2017 | ND Awards - Special Discovery of the Year
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