CULTURE // ‘A MOVING RELATIONSHIP’

Matteo Ferrari is a fashion photographer from Milan, Italy. Sometime around the turn of the century, Matteo decided to embark on a rather ambitious project. Riding around Italy on his scooter, he bagan looking for people who not only drove and maintained a vintage automobile, but people who had owned one for quite some time.

"I found these people by leaving notes on old cars I would see parked around town, even by actually stopping people in the street, and also by telling everyone I know about it and asking them to spread the word."

After contacting a number of people, Matteo soon had a collection of photos, some of which dated back to 1966. He then proceeded to recreate the images these people sent him, setting up a photoshoot with them and their automobile in the same location as the original photo, only some 30 years later... [read more]

Before the year is out, Matteo will travel to Latin America, Spain and Protugal in order to finish his project. He has already sold the rights to a publisher and a book of his completed project is expected within the next year.

To call this an ambitious project is a bit of an understatement. What Matteo Ferrari has created is, in my opinion, one of the most interesting photographic projects I have ever seen.

For a look at more photos from Matteo Ferrari’s project, click here

Photo: Matteo Ferrari
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey