Giampaolo Sgura, Photographer, New York

Description

This is a black and white studio shot of a person in an artistic and theatrical presentation. The person is wearing a tall, conical straw hat that obscures the upper part of their face. They are adorned with what appears to be raffia or similar fibrous material, wrapped around their arms and also as a skirt-like garment around their lower body. The texture of the raffia adds a tactile quality to the image. The subject is standing barefoot on a light surface, with some darker speckling scattered around their feet. The background is a plain white, typical of a photo studio, putting all focus on the costumed subject.