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‘It’s never a pleasant image’: why fashion’s hottest photographer has a leg fixation
He has worked with Miu Miu and shot Zendaya for Luca Guadagnino. But Alessio Bolzoni also makes artworks – from strangers’ bottom halves to people striking twisted poses while concealing their faces
The art scene is very poor in Italy – the bad decades of Berlusconi destroyed what was amazing Bolzoni’s work in fashion, with its awkward poses and contrasting backdrops, could be described as quirky and arty, while also making clothes look really good. Photograph: Alessio Bolzoni/Amazon/Kobal/Rex/ShutterstockBolzoni’s career took off in the 2010s, when he began working with brands like Kris Van Assche and Phillip Lim, making him a relatively late bloomer – he’d just entered his 30s – in an industry obsessed with youth. The sojourn led to one of Bolzoni’s favourite projects – 2018’s Abuse, which consists of portraits of people making twisted poses, their faces concealed – gaining more attention.
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