Dimensions of Book: 247mm x 307mm x 15mm
Number of pages: 96 pages
Binding/Printing: Hard Cover printed offset
Language: English and Italian
ISBN: 978-88-906972-5-8

In a city of almost 9 million people, the New York State of Mind is an infinite tapestry of perspectives. It’s the relentless hustle of dreamers and doers. The symphony of languages and cultures. It’s chaos and beauty, hope and sorrow, welded together in a glorious mosaic of humanity.

In this intimate new series, Noris Cocci captures this canvas of human complexity as it has never been seen before. From the multi-ethnic neighborhoods of Brooklyn to the tree-lined avenues of Queens, Cocci reveals the true soul of New York: a place where lives intertwine, in a constant dance with the grittiness and grandeur of urban life.

Forgoing the typically grandiose depictions of the Big Apple, Cocci invites us to see the poetry in everyday life through quiet, unguarded moments and abstract vignettes. His images, rich with contrasts and interplay of light and shadow, blur the lines between the tangible and the ethereal. They transport the viewer to another world—another state of mind—that lives only within his delicately composed frames.

New York State of Mind is more than a visual tribute to an iconic city; it is an exploration of perception and reality, an invitation to look beyond the surface. Cocci challenges us to see the beauty in the ordinary and the profound connection between our inner landscapes and the world around us.

Cocci’s photographs are expanded upon in thoughtful essays by Angelo Raffaele Turetta, one of the most celebrated still photographers in Italian cinema, and Rosamund Brennan, an Australian arts writer, essayist and critic—who each offer their own lens on this fabled metropolis.