1994-2001: A Beginning (Book 1) is the visceral opening chapter of Italian artist Lorenzo Castore’s autobiographical series. Published by L’Artiere, this volume documents the artist’s first encounters with the world through a lens, spanning his travels from the streets of Italy to the landscapes of India and Albania. The imagery is marked by a raw, high-contrast aesthetic that avoids traditional narrative, instead favoring a “stream of consciousness” flow of portraits, interiors, and street scenes. It serves as a foundational record of a young artist finding his voice, turning the act of looking into a deeply personal and urgent method of survival.