I D E N T I T Y
This project explores Black identity through an essential, refined, and intentional visual representation. The goal is to celebrate the beauty, style, and uniqueness of the body, highlighting its aesthetics through a visual narrative that emphasizes form and individual expression.
The choice of black and white is deliberate: it strips away the superfluous. Light sculpts the body, shadows enhance its volumes, and the skin becomes a living, tactile, sculptural surface. This monochromatic contrast delivers a visual purity that amplifies the strength of the figure, giving it a timeless and intense presence.
The body is the protagonist—not just as a model, but as an aesthetic form.
It is gesture, line, visual rhythm.
Each pose tells a story, contributing to the creation of an image that is both intimate and iconic.
CREDITS:
Photographer: Riccardo Matterazzo – @riccardo.matte
Stylist: Alessandra Poli – @alessandrapoli_
Assisted by: Magda Posmon – @magdaposmon
Model: Thiam Mama – @thiam.zo from @yumodels_
MUAH: Ginevra Bodoria – its.gigi.mua
FASHION BY
@contessamiseriaarchivio @toraichi_conept @marsell.official @3dcretrospective @federicocinaofficial @giuseppe.cocconcelli @gennyspadea_couture