LOTTO D5
Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.
My home stands majestically in front of the vast ocean, a place where the sea and sky embrace in an eternal dance. I often find myself sailing on a sailboat, cradled by the waves that tell ancient stories. In my circle of friends, I am fortunate to share a special bond with some of them who, like me, love the sea and bear the indelible marks of their passion in the form of tattoos imbued with maritime symbols.
The scene that unfolds before me is a fresco of hopes intertwined with the marine currents. Today, technology allows us to challenge distance, to keep our loved ones close even when we are far away. Phones and other means of communication allow us to stay connected, to share daily life with those we love, to make our presence felt even from miles away.
However, my heart turns back in time, hundreds of years ago, when sailors crossed the oceans with wooden ships and sails filled by the wind. In those days, there were no phones or instant messages, only the boundless vastness of the ocean and the strength of their hopes. Every journey was a challenge, an epic return home, a struggle for survival and endurance until the last wave.
The image of a bottle thrown into the sea emerges in my mind as a powerful symbol of those times. A bottle that carries a message, a cry of hope cast into the infinite blue. The lights rising from the ship depicted in the bottle become the conduit of thoughts, of hopes that lift into the salty air, flying towards distant lands where those we love await us with hearts full of longing.
After taking photos, due to my distraction, the bottle fell. It shattered into a thousand pieces. Yet, perhaps, even in those fragments, we can find a reflection of our broken hopes, a lesson that teaches us to continue hoping despite the breaks and to gather the pieces to build new stories of resilience and love.
Author: Disemino
Photography
Technique: Fine Art Print Canson RAG Photographique 310
Dim. 50×70 cm