
Altari
- Publisher
- The Velvet Cell
- Year
- 2024
- ISBN
- 978-1-908889-99-7
- Specifications
- Hardcover
96 pages
170 × 230 mm
Four Colour Offset printing
Limited edition of 500 copies
Text by Stefano De Matteis, Paolo Covino, Serena Manglaviti
Printed by KOPA Printing House
Altari enters the rural landscapes of Campania, Italy, where depopulation whispers of a fading past. Paolo Covino presents a photographic topology of bedrooms, each a sanctuary of tradition and heritage. As the elderly cling to their homes, customs, and superstitions, Covino captures the essence of a community in transition. These bedrooms, once revered as places of worship for a fading past, now stand as relics of a bygone era. Each photograph, documents the intersection of social, cultural, and historical change, where the weight of history threatens to vanish into the ether.