She began by devoting herself to the genre of documentary reportage, and has moved closer to a more evocative and dreamlike style, where images overlap and merge to create new worlds that satisfy her feeling as a dreamer.
Always in search of her own identity as a photographer, she has some documentary reportage projects to her credit, two of which have obtained Honorable Mentions in International Competitions (Monochrome Photography Awards, ND Awards, Monovisions Photography Awards, Chromatic Awards, Tokyo International Foto Awards, IPA Int’l Photography Awards, BIFA, Trieste Photo Days) and publications in online magazines and books.
She has recently exhibited in group exhibitions with Coex Festival in Rome, Kromart Gallery in Rome, PH21 Gallery in Budapest, B-Side at Extra Factory Gallery in Livorno, Torre e dintorni 5 in Pomezia (Rome), PhotoMilano 2.0 in Milan.
Project Statement
Luisa Montagna’s artistic evolution bridges music, visual communication, and photography. Trained as a professional cellist, she spent years performing in orchestras and chamber ensembles before dedicating herself to visual arts and photography. This transition marked a shift in how Luisa has approached creative expression — from sound to images, from performance to visual storytelling.
Luisa’s work has evolved toward an evocative approach, where layered and blended images challenge the viewer’s perception of reality.
Luisa explores the fluid nature of reality — how it shifts depending on the observer, emphasizing that subjective perception takes precedence over objective truth. Through her photographs, she invites viewers to consider the unknowability of what we accept as real and the value of personal interpretation.
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