This image captures a moment of stillness, where a woman is enveloped by the beauty of nature, surrounded by flowers that symbolize the nurturing, feminine qualities often overlooked in our modern, fast-paced society. In a world dominated by capitalism and the rush of city life, traits such as kindness, empathy, softness, and warmth are becoming increasingly rare.
This project is a personal take on the theme of immigration, finding a new home and loneliness in a big city. At the same time it's a celebration of a long-lasting Berlin tradition of giving one's stuff away, also known as "Zu verschenken'' (German "To give away for free"). One encounters the following scene quite often: an abandoned sofa or its "smaller companion" right in the middle of the street, evicted from the heavens of someone's home's comfort and brought into the hostile environment of the city.
One day, while I was walking alone with my camera in Naples, I crossed the path of this little girl who was trying to understand the meaning of the things around her. The people walking, the sounds of the birds, the interactions of the people at the bracelet stands, the color of the sky. Her father patiently gave her his interpretations. Until she saw me, and our eyes met, she became silent, her father probably about to comment on this new presence. Which you can see as this image.
