Jacopo Papucci, The Attachment Theory, 2025

The Attachment Theory is a visual and intimate journey through pain, memory and identity. Shaken by a traumatic event, the unexpected suicide of a friend, the author embarks on a silent quest, asking questions that seek no simple answers. Through encounters, fragments of family archives and inner landscapes, the book explores how childhood experiences can settle over time and rewrite the narrative of who we are.

‘My friend killed himself on 8 January. I wondered why he chose that day. Maybe because the holidays were over. Maybe because of the cold. The way the sky was heavy and lifeless. Maybe it had nothing to do with that day.’