Finally - the first encounter with Via Miracoli. I was going up and down, “inspecting” the street, the house walls, looking out for details, snapping around a bit. It proved to be more complicated than expected… Neapolitans are a curious people and I was regularly approached, they wondered what I am doing here… I was dragged along to see a very very interesting thing… it was a religious altar.. I realized that I have to be quite firm in order to complete this project and not get too involved with interactions of residents of the street… I happen to come across a young woman looking outside a Basso on a little side street of Via Miracoli; to me she looked like a Saint! Pale skin, blue eyes and the most amazing smile. I tried to communicate with her with my basic Italian and I noticed the particularity of her Basso. It seems very old, has a weird wooden sealing and is very dark. but I could also make out a rather big plasma TV… I managed to convince her that I can make a portrait of her but unfortunately the mother wanted the door to be closed… Anyhow, the portrait was made and I continued chatting with Carmela (her name) and I will definitely go back with my friend to have a proper conversation regarding a possible photo shoot inside. It is surely a favourite Basso and I would love to have it as part of the project. Later on I went with my Simona to visit her friend in Vico di Paradisiello and on the way there we went to the Cafeteria Miracoli for a caffe. The barista was wearing a lovely shirt with “Cafeteria Miracoli” stiched on it and I wondered if I could maybe buy one… Simona asked him and believe it or not – I am now in possession of such a shirt! I will definitely include the cafeteria, though how I will document it is not clear yet; visually it is not very interesting but maybe it might be interesting to portray the customers?
[caption id=“attachment_597” align=“alignnone” width=“466” caption=“Carmela! A smile that makes you melt away… “]
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[caption id=“attachment_598” align=“alignnone” width=“466” caption=“Ti amo & the Basso living space extended out to the street”]
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[caption id=“attachment_599” align=“alignnone” width=“700” caption=“No 10… slightly different than in London…”]
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[caption id=“attachment_600” align=“alignnone” width=“467” caption=“digital pinhole experiment in the stair case. It's a 30 second exposure and I really like the softness of the light”]
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[caption id=“attachment_601” align=“alignnone” width=“466” caption=“closed since 50 years… the door to a flat with 12 rooms in the building of my friends… I would LOVE to enter in this flat…. of course!”]
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