Drama, Story and Passion
Apparently, there’s a condition known as “Stendhal’s Syndrome”, where in the presence of great beauty; sufferers can experience rapid heartbeat, fainting, or hallucinations.
Although I didn’t experience that; after a recent shoot in Florence (known as the birthplace of the Renaissance) I’m left still trying to make sense of the sensory overload that is Italy.
Food, history, architecture; but what struck me the most was the human emotions depicted so clearly in the Renaissance art everywhere in the city.
Back in my day-to-day life of adulting, running a business, etc my overriding memory of Italy is one of Drama, Story, and PASSION. All that I cherish, and aim for in my own work. And no, I’m not comparing myself to one of the great masters, but I would love an ancestral home in the hills there!
