The Fool and the Philomath

December / melancholia / itching / unfortunate publicity / a disregarded warning / irregularity / an accident on a bicycle / loss of feeling / flukes / vexation / intrigue / abandonment / frustrated hopes

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dreaming of you.

disposable camera, 35mm, by me.

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a swamp witch and her babies.

35mm fujifilm 400, canon elan 7e, double exposures, by me.

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even swamp witches fall in love.

35mm fujifilm 400, canon elan 7e, double exposure, by me.

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"the cranes rose from the water's surface into the trees, into the sky, into the great-beyond-this-place and clutched in their sharp, patient talons were the wishes of the village; carrying with them the good things we know."

35mm fujifilm 400, canon elan 7e, double exposure, by me.

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lights in the sky

35mm fujifilm 400, canon elan 7e, double exposures, by me.

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river daze

35 mm fujifilm 400, canon elan 7e, double exposure, by me

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flies in the water & fishes on the beach.

35mm fujifilm 400 film, canon elan 7e, double exposure, by me.

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a lovely walk around bones of a once great leviathon, a victim of hubris and the times.

35mm ektar 200, canon elan 7e, by me.

[nevver]

It is quite believable though however not yet Saturday, Lukas Vasilikos

[zombilenium]

Casa Sperimentalen, Fregene, Italy,

Also known as Casa Albero, the experimental concrete residence was developed over seven years by a family of Italian architects.

The project was led by Giuseppe Perugini alongside his wife Uga de Plaisant, with their son Raynaldo Perugini later contributing to the design. During the 60s and 70s, the family used the holiday home as a laboratory for architectural experimentation, exploring new Brutalist construction methods and unconventional approaches to living space.

Constructed from raw concrete modules and geometric frames woven through the surrounding pines, the structure explores a modular, almost organic vision of living spaces. Raised on pillars, it was conceived as an ‘unfinishable’ architectural experiment.

Access to Casa Sperimentale is via a single red staircase that can be raised like a drawbridge, allowing the house to be physically separated from the ground.

Abandoned since the 1990s, the structure has suffered vandalism and significant decay, leaving the structure at risk of collapse despite ongoing efforts to preserve the site.

Photographs : Stepegphotography & Gianni Oprandi

[zombilenium]

A Glasgow building during demolition (1972), showing soot trails to chimneys.

Photo: Eric Watt

[ilcontephotography]

Marabù discotheque, by Silvestro Lolli (1977). Abandoned in 2000.

Reggio Emilia, Italy.

© Roberto Conte (2021)

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dead for daze.

35mm ektar 200, canon elan 7e, double exposure, by me.

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dead for daze.

35mm ektar 200, canon elan 7e, double exposure, by me.

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let the dead stay dead.

35mm ektar 200, canon elan 7e, double exposure, by me.

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southern spirits & ghost stories

35mm ektar 200 film, canon elan 7e, double exposure, by me.

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you can never stop spring.

35mm ektar 200, canon elan 7e, double exposures, by me.