Italy's Marche region is characterized by rolling hills, small farms, and frazioni (hamlets). These were among the first motifs Mario Giacomelli photographed. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ The compositions of his early landscapes were fairly conventional, with foreground, middleground, and background elements organized around a clear horizon line. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ As he refined his technique, Giacomelli often positioned himself at the top of a hill pointing his camera downward, or at the base aiming it upward. This eliminated the horizon and created a disorienting patchwork of shapes. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ The photographs titled "Metamorphosis of the Land" were created over roughly 20 years in the countryside surrounding Senigallia. Without a horizon line to anchor them, they are disorienting. As viewers, we need to rely on a lone house or tree as a focal point.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Giacomelli's development of the negative, use of high-contrast paper, and manipulations in the darkroom enhanced the graphic qualities of his images. It was not uncommon f...