All through the central area of Lazio, Italy, to the southern reaches of the nation, Vincenzo Pagliuca traces the southern Appenines searching for distinctive, solitary homes.
In a nation that has seen declining populations in lots of its areas—famously providing monetary incentives to those that keen to maneuver to some small communities—deserted properties have change into a standard function of the agricultural panorama.
“Ever since I was a child, I have had a strong attraction to empty and lonely houses, which are quite common in the Italian hinterland,” Pagliuca says. He traveled round Southern Italy with an analog movie digital camera searching for distinctive areas.
Pagliuca’s sequence mónos attracts on the traditional Greek phrase for alone, which additionally means distinctive or singular. He sought particular lighting circumstances by capturing portraits of stone, concrete, and timber buildings in the course of the winter and at dawn.
Pagliuca likens the remoted homes to “places of dream and meditation, inviting us to reflect on the symbolic meaning of the house for the human being.” Small, light, and generally idiosyncratic buildings are devoid of individuals or present indicators of use, but they sit strikingly amid mountain expanses and alongside nation roads as reminders of previous lives.
mónos was printed in guide type by Hartmann, which nonetheless has copies accessible for buy. Discover extra on Pagliuca’s web site and Instagram.
