This project aim was to analyze and understand a subculture (like punk, goth, emo, etc.) and try to create something that resonated with the genre.

I decided to take a look at Cottagecore, analyzing it from a lot of different perspectives (music, books, movies, aesthetics). I also had the chance to interview the lovely @yvonneofgreengables (Italian cottagecore creator) to understand better her point of view.

This is how these images came to be. I decided I wanted to do something with my hands and, after several tests with cyanotypes, and flower hammering, I landed on this technique.

I love the results. I feel this translates perfectly to the nostalgic “dream state” that is intrinsic to the cottagecore aesthetic. The beauty of something frozen in time, something that was and still is, somehow.