Memory, Decay, Beauty — Vignettes of Naples, Italy
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This series of photographs began in Naples, Italy. My father, who was born in the north part of the country, in the Italian province of Emilia (the Appennino Reggiano) never allowed me to visit Naples because it was dirty, crime-ridden, and full of “undesirables”. All my life, I was seduced by what I imagined to be a place of primal, sensual experiences. I finally was able to visit Naples this past May, 2016. What I encountered when I finally arrived, was a city inhabited by the ghosts of a history forgotten and then remembered. Some of these photographs were taken in May, 2016 in an abandoned government office, acquired several years ago by Italian artist Gian Maria Tosatti. My photographs are an interpretation of these spaces.
Memory, Decay, Beauty — Vignettes of Naples, Italy
Memory, Decay, Beauty — Vignettes of Naples…
Memory, Decay, Beauty — Vignettes of Naples, Italy
This series of photographs began in Naples, Italy. My father, who was born in the north part of the country, in the Italian province of Emilia (the Appennino Reggiano) never allowed me to visit Naples because it was dirty, crime-ridden, and full of “undesirables”. All my life, I was seduced by what I imagined to be a place of primal, sensual experiences. I finally was able to visit Naples this past May, 2016. What I encountered when I finally arrived, was a city inhabited by the ghosts of a history forgotten and then remembered. Some of these photographs were taken in May, 2016 in an abandoned government office, acquired several years ago by Italian artist Gian Maria Tosatti. My photographs are an interpretation of these spaces.