The longest-lasting family portrait may not begin with a shutter, but with a call button. Photographer Giacomo Giannini's photobook I Call My Mom compiles screenshots from every video call with his mother between 2018 and 2021. Never intended as an artwork, the habitual act of capturing the screen quietly accumulated into thousands of images, transforming ordinary check-ins into a deeply personal archive of time.
The book follows a consistent structure for each call. The first screenshot marks the beginning, the sequence records the passing moments, and the last closes the conversation. As this pattern repeats, subtle shifts emerge—expressions, seasons, and the passage of time. Without any extraordinary events, the repetition of everyday moments becomes the clearest proof of a relationship.
Giannini transforms the most ordinary digital record into a new kind of family portrait for our time. In an era where digital communication became routine after the pandemic, this project exemplifies how technology can offer new ways to document and preserve relationships. The message that greetings through a screen can become the truest portrait also poses a question about the very essence of photography.
I Call My Mom goes beyond a simple photobook, offering reflection on family relationships and recording practices in the digital age. Giannini's work proposes a new visual language at the intersection of art and everyday life, technology and emotion.
The book follows a consistent structure for each call. The first screenshot marks the beginning, the sequence records the passing moments, and the last closes the conversation. As this pattern repeats, subtle shifts emerge—expressions, seasons, and the passage of time. Without any extraordinary events, the repetition of everyday moments becomes the clearest proof of a relationship.
Giannini transforms the most ordinary digital record into a new kind of family portrait for our time. In an era where digital communication became routine after the pandemic, this project exemplifies how technology can offer new ways to document and preserve relationships. The message that greetings through a screen can become the truest portrait also poses a question about the very essence of photography.
I Call My Mom goes beyond a simple photobook, offering reflection on family relationships and recording practices in the digital age. Giannini's work proposes a new visual language at the intersection of art and everyday life, technology and emotion.
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