ICP Intensive Course in Visual Storytelling
ICP + Camera Torino Masterclass - Sense of place
Il Nonno - Assignment #2
During my childhood I would have liked to live in a city instead of a small village near the mountains. I have always loved nature but thinking about the city and people always fascinated me. Growing up I realized how crucial it was for me to be surrounded by nature and how precious its beauty was.
For me, a sense of place means my desire to photograph something meaningful in my life. My intention is to create something that had a role in my creative process, so I decided to celebrate Nature. My desire is to share with the viewers the experience of seeing the place through my eyes and understand how I feel about it.
This Park is called "Parco della Tesoriera" and there is the oldest tree in Turin, people call it "il nonno" (the grandfather).
I immediately thought of this park because I felt linked to it since the first day I visited it, it reminds me of the trees I can see through my windows, at my parents' house.
The idea of the age of the old American sycamore is so unique, probably it was planted around 1715; the year of the construction of Villa Sartirana, the 18th-century Baroque mansion.
