“That is the story of my homecoming. A compelled confrontation with the ghosts and the fears from the previous, with these locations I’ve by no means totally understood. A mosaic of reminiscences, desires, ideas, and family members reworked by way of the lens of creativeness – my determined, stunning escape.
I grew up in a small city in northern Italy. A spot the place time appeared to face nonetheless. I used to name it “nowhereland”: an unknown place unworthy of any curiosity. I left dwelling once I was 18, leaving all the pieces – and everybody – behind. However the pandemic modified my plans, forcing me to return to my hometown after a few years. Possibly it was time to cope with the previous.
I made a decision to spend my free time wandering by way of the countryside, the alleys, the outdated farms, and the waterways, exploring faces and locations I couldn’t keep in mind anymore. I attempted to find the wonder I couldn’t see once I was youthful and indignant, and blind. Looking for my very own roots, for the primary time in my complete life.
However is there nonetheless a spot for us, as soon as we return?
These are the reminiscences I attempted to neglect for a very long time. I’m now conscious that, someplace, there was magnificence and there was life, and I used to be there. I used to be simply too younger and cussed to see them.”
Artist’s bio
Andrea Agostini is a documentary photographer and storyteller. He has all the time been fascinated by the idea of Elsewhere. His works explores the themes of hospitality, surroundings, the invention of the territory and one’s personal origins.
