Gabriele D'Agostino
A photographer, influencer, and so much more. We at TheCorner just had the lovely experience of getting to meet Gabriele D’Agostino for this special interview. Find out what he told us exclusively and read this unique interview out now!
Gabriele, you’re 27 years old and a photographer/director. What more can you tell us about yourself?
In life I tell stories, be it a photo or a video, but I also like to relive them. So I like to surround myself with elements that tell something about me. I like cooking a lot, and painting, because storytelling is a constant in my life, so we could say in addition to that I’m a storyteller.
One item of clothing that represents me in particular is shirts, because I used to be a wedding reporter, and was used to wearing a jacket, tie, and shirt for years.
Would you say that you’ve brought traces of your hometown Palermo, to your photography and everyday life in Milan?
Well, as many of us know, Sicilian Palermo is constantly hot. So in Milan, in my daily life, I always try to bring these warm colours, the colours that make you feel a bit like you're on the seashore at sunset with the hot sun burning your skin. Every time I go down to Palermo I come back with different dishes, different things to wear, here and there around the house. So I’d say there’s a lot, I’ve brought back with me from Palermo to Milan in my every day, but also to the environment where I live.
Where do you draw inspiration for the stories you tell through photography?
I draw inspiration from my past, and from the stories I’ve lived. Usually, I try to bring my past into my art.
What’s the space that most represents you?
So, the physical space that most represents me is my home. Especially my bedroom, where it’s filled to the brim with things so that I never run out of something to do. The mental space is the warmth of my family, who, even though they’re far away, always give me a lot of affection. if we wanted to be conceptual, I’d say the space of memory.
Would you say that you’ve brought traces of your hometown Palermo, to your photography and everyday life in Milan?
Well, as many of us know, Sicilian Palermo is constantly hot. So in Milan, in my daily life, I always try to bring these warm colours, the colours that make you feel a bit like you're on the seashore at sunset with the hot sun burning your skin. Every time I go down to Palermo I come back with different dishes, different things to wear, here and there around the house. So I’d say there’s a lot, I’ve brought back with me from Palermo to Milan in my every day, but also to the environment where I live.
Where do you draw inspiration for the stories you tell through photography?
I draw inspiration from my past, and from the stories I’ve lived. Usually, I try to bring my past into my art.
What’s the space that most represents you?
So, the physical space that most represents me is my home. Especially my bedroom, where it’s filled to the brim with things so that I never run out of something to do. The mental space is the warmth of my family, who, even though they’re far away, always give me a lot of affection. if we wanted to be conceptual, I’d say the space of memory.
What is your first working memory related to the fashion world?
I’ve many memories related to when I first approached the world of fashion. But they’re not very fashionable memories let's say they are linked to memories of University, which are quite equivocal and therefore best left in the past.
If you had to show yourself through a look, what would you be wearing?
I admit that I’m a very eccentric person. And because of this, I also love to be extremely colourful. But one item of clothing that represents me in particular is shirts, because I used to be a wedding reporter, and was used to wearing a jacket, tie, and shirt for years. So when I put on a shirt, I feel like I have my work uniform on.
What’s the one photograph you’d really like to take? Of whom would it be, where, and why?
There’s one photo I’d most like to take of the person I hold most dear, at the most important moment of her life, my sister, on her wedding day, which will be this summer. I promised myself that I wouldn't even bring a camera, that I’d turn my phone off, and capture everything with my eyes. But if I could, yes, I’d love to photograph my sister in my grandmother's dress, crying during the exchange of the rings, arriving at the altar, and seeing Henry her husband waiting for her, and I’d love to be there with my telephoto lens to capture these moments. But no. I prefer the supremacy of the eye, and I want these moments to be carved in my memory, not in my SD card.
What is your first working memory related to the fashion world?
I’ve many memories related to when I first approached the world of fashion. But they’re not very fashionable memories let's say they are linked to memories of University, which are quite equivocal and therefore best left in the past.
If you had to show yourself through a look, what would you be wearing?
I admit that I’m a very eccentric person. And because of this, I also love to be extremely colourful. But one item of clothing that represents me in particular is shirts, because I used to be a wedding reporter, and was used to wearing a jacket, tie, and shirt for years. So when I put on a shirt, I feel like I have my work uniform on.
What’s the one photograph you’d really like to take? Of whom would it be, where, and why?
There’s one photo I’d most like to take of the person I hold most dear, at the most important moment of her life, my sister, on her wedding day, which will be this summer. I promised myself that I wouldn't even bring a camera, that I’d turn my phone off, and capture everything with my eyes. But if I could, yes, I’d love to photograph my sister in my grandmother's dress, crying during the exchange of the rings, arriving at the altar, and seeing Henry her husband waiting for her, and I’d love to be there with my telephoto lens to capture these moments. But no. I prefer the supremacy of the eye, and I want these moments to be carved in my memory, not in my SD card.