La Crocetta is the first workers district of Modena, an area consisting of many unused buildings. The presence of these industrial settlements was largely connected to the residential areas that housed workers. The abandonment of the production cycle has changed the face of the area and its relationship with the rest of the city. Today the old roads and the railway lines, which connected the area to the city, are left abandoned as nature slowly takes over. I feel that it’s important to preserve the historical memories of this place.
Born in Mantua, Italy in 1971, Andrea graduated with a degree in architecture before attending the Masters of Fotodesign, Form and Image-Formafoto at NABA in Milan. There he studied under the photographer Gabriele Basilico. His photography is an interpretation of architectural space where he explores the city with a technical camera, specifically a Silvestri Bicam III and a Hasselblad medium format camera with both a film and digital back.