CHAPTER II Nowhere - Mesdemoiselles Perdues

Photography and styling by
Serena Belcastro
Talents Cecilia Sammarco – designer and blogger at Visual Think Antonellina Corigliano – student Luigia Sproviero – student Stefania Cariati – student Lidia Passarelli – student
I was born in Cosenza, an ancient town full of history and culture placed between the sea and the mountains, in the heart of Southern Italy.
For many reasons I always wanted to escape from there but still I must admit I feel deeply connected to my roots and above all to some particular spots of my hometown.
I grew up looking at many old photographs of my mother when she was about my age. Through those photographs, I grew to know my origins and the places where i come from.
They ended up satiating my taste and creative spirit as well.
I've always been attracted to a particular place in the middle of the historical center. Perhaps because my mother's portrait that was taken in 1976 in that very spot in front of a fountain in the ancient garden, Villa Vecchia.
The photo was taken in august though it does not quite capture the overall mood which made me think of the nymphs and ghost legends which might have roamed here once.
I always thought there might be some sort of magical and symbolic explanation for the nymph statue in the fountain that was once white but since has turned black.
I took all these dark and ghostly fantasies and put them into a photo shoot trying to make them real and alive.

Location
Villa Vecchia – Cosenza, Italy

The clothes are a vintage selection by Visual Think and stylist’s own.

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