What is the sea? A place, a natural element, a line on the horizon, or simply an idea? Perhaps the idyll of vacation, the fresh air, the warmth, the sun, and the beautiful views of a vast expanse of blue water suggest to us that the sea is first and foremost imaginary.
Hotel Bellevue is a small research project, born out of a morning walk along the coast of Pesaro, in a desperate attempt to see the sea.
Like in a discussion where the subject is never explicitly stated, but simply outlined with a series of allusions, the pedestrian belvedere on the seafront of Pesaro presented itself to my eyes as the perfect stage for one of Italy's most well-constructed imaginaries: the maritime one. An imaginary where, however, the Sea, the one made of water, seems to barely reveal itself while traversing the kilometers of promenade.
Photographer: Sofia Cambiaggio — Graphic designer: Sofia Cambiaggio — Supervisor: Luca Capuano — Font: ABC Diatype © ABC Dinamo — ISIA U 2023
What is the sea? A place, a natural element, a line on the horizon, or simply an idea? Perhaps the idyll of vacation, the fresh air, the warmth, the sun, and the beautiful views of a vast expanse of blue water suggest to us that the sea is first and foremost imaginary.
Hotel Bellevue is a small research project, born out of a morning walk along the coast of Pesaro, in a desperate attempt to see the sea.
Like in a discussion where the subject is never explicitly stated, but simply outlined with a series of allusions, the pedestrian belvedere on the seafront of Pesaro presented itself to my eyes as the perfect stage for one of Italy's most well-constructed imaginaries: the maritime one. An imaginary where, however, the Sea, the one made of water, seems to barely reveal itself while traversing the kilometers of promenade.
Photographer: Sofia Cambiaggio — Graphic designer: Sofia Cambiaggio — Supervisor: Luca Capuano — Font: ABC Diatype © ABC Dinamo — ISIA U 2023