Mod Couples
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Photographer
Carlotta Cardana
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Date of Photograph
2012-2013
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These images are from a personal project on couples who belong to the “mod scene”, a subculture that originated in Britain in the late fifties. My interest in developing this project goes well beyond their appearance. I decided to focus on couples because I am fascinated by the way their identities blend together to produce something larger than the sum of its parts. The couples chose what to wear and where to be photographed. The world depicted in the pictures is entirely the world they have created for themselves.
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Biography
Carlotta Cardana is an Italian editorial and commercial photographer based in London.
In her personal practice, she looks at how communities are affected by economic upheaval and oppression, indigenous spirituality, the relationship between humans and their environment and at how one’s identity is shaped by the society and space he/she inhabits, such as among minorities or subcultures.
Carlotta’s work has been awarded and exhibited in numerous international galleries and festivals and is included in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery and the Parliamentary Art Collection.
