Luna 10 Years by Lele Saveri
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September 2014 was an eventful month for Lele Saveri.
“I lost my wallet. I lost my passport. My bike got stolen,” the New York–based photographer and community organizer remembers over Zoom. “All of these things seemed [to be happening at once]. I was like, I wonder if it’s the moon?” He pulled together visual evidence from the month and compiled it into a zine—a practice that’s followed him since his childhood in Rome and led him to co-found the cult art collective 8-Ball Community in 2012—dubbing it Luna. “Once the next full moon came, I was like, Should I make another one?” he continues. “Okay, let’s make another one.”(Source)
In October 2014, Saveri began self-publishing a zine on the occasion of every full moon. For each issue, he selects photographs taken during the previous lunar cycle, makes 4x6 inch prints, and lays them out on blank folded sheets of paper, reproducing 20 to 30 copies with black-and-white Xerox machines. The majority of them are given away for free, with a few sold at bookstores or book fairs.
Luna is a visual record of the moon’s influence on the photographer’s personal life.
The selected images document Saveri's experiences, encounters, and surroundings from that month, covering subjects like street scenes—primarily in New York City, where Saveri works in Emergency Medical Services —portraits of friends and strangers, street protests, and quiet, often overlooked corners of everyday life.
Lele Saveri is an Italian-born photographer and community organizer based in New York City. Primarily working as a documentarian through photography, video, and self-published works, he draws most of his inspiration from counterculture, city life, public interaction, and social uprisings.
Saveri’s work has been exhibited in various institutions, including MoMA (New York), FOAM (Amsterdam), La Triennale (Milan), the Brooklyn Museum, among others.