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I’m pruning the lavender outside my home door.
It’s late September.
I planted this lavender with my girlfriend and my father 5 years ago.
We moved here 5 years ago, my girlfriend and I.
Here it’s a tiny countryside village in Southern Sicily.
I saw a personal hope in this lavender.
I’m horrible as a gardener.
I never know where to cut.
To grow without needing much.
To be simple.
To develop strong and deep and firm roots.
That’s the hope I had.
I came here to exile myself.
I came here to find a spark of grace in my solitude.
I came here to be comforted by the shimmering of the light on a wet leaf after the rain.
The lavender has grown big.
I have the feeling that something is coming to an end.
I often find myself chasing any sort of end.
On some windy days I can smell the lavender presence the moment I open the door.
I came here to calm my turmoil.
This place left me restless.
The huge vastness around me gave me a sense of claustrophobia.
It’s starting to rain.
This is probably the last time I’m pruning my lavender.
She made it.
I failed.
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FUTURES is a European Photography Platform that brings together the global photography community to support and nurture the professional development of emerging artists worldwide.
FUTURES curates exhibitions and programs, including talks, through our extensive network of top European curators and artists.
The FUTURES Residency Program provides selected emerging photographers with the time, space, and resources to develop new work, with a strong focus on the artistic process and research.
FUTURES annual publications feature in-depth articles, interviews and conversations with key players from the global community. Released alongside the annual exhibition, the publication showcases work by FUTURES artists alongside commissioned essays on some of the most compelling issues in contemporary photography.