Stories Guglielmo Profeti and the natural world Text by Laura Ghigliazza Photo by Guglielmo Profeti Add to bookmarks Together we count together we fall, the butterfly and the tulip Indulge in the pleasure of delicate contrasts. Weighty subjects are at continuous variance with weightless portrayals. The natural world depicted in skin, rock and cell walls. Guglielmo Profeti's photographs juxtapose daintiness with heft, mingling pastels with twilight. Applying a conceptual approach in pursuit of a trailblazing point of view, Profeti construes fashion and design in meandering patterns. Totem 134 / Together we count together we fall, Battesimo His snapshots capture materials aching to be touched, the vein lines of a leather handbag, a plastic bottle, a shirt collar. Along with graceful branches and women's faces that turn into sculptural compositions. The viewer is invited to indulge in the pleasure of delicate contrasts. Weighty subjects are at continuous variance with weightless portrayals. Together we count together we fall, about the specific weight / Una busta di plastica che parla sottovoce, quanto pesa se non hai il coraggio di credere a una bugia Guglielmo Profeti’s work has been published by major fashion magazines such as Coeval Magazine, ODDA, The Greatest Magazine and others. Quello che non ho visto è meglio di quello che ho visto, il 2017 aveva 13 mesi Nonna 01 Nonna 02 Together we count together we fall, nuovi fossili Together we count together we fall, equilibrio crushes Sean Together we count together we fall, alba tramonto tramonto alba Asta 02 Esclusione, intervento e proiezione Thea
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