Oil on canvas, ready to hang.

Signed on the back.

This artwork comes with an external frame

Franco Piana died under a landslide, a few steps away from Mount Everest’s peak. Franco was my uncle; a passionate, professional mountain climber which I never met but grew up hearing about his adventures.

During his multiple expeditions around the world he liked to snap photos with his Laica. He took a huge amount of " 35mm slides", the ones you can see through an old fashioned projector.

Through these amazing slides I was able to connect with him and see all the amazing places he visited.

This series of paintings is a selection of landscapes from those very slides. With vibrant colours and high contrast I hope to share a beautifully tragic story and celebrate passion, nature, determination and courage.