October 10, 2026

Between Symbols and Truth

Inspired by Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose, this editorial explores the many meanings hidden behind familiar symbols. The rose, often associated with love and beauty, becomes a starting point for a reflection on perception, emotion and personal interpretation.

Set among timeless architecture and classical sculptures, the images balance elegance with quiet introspection. Structured tailoring contrasts with subtle gestures and expressions, creating a dialogue between strength and vulnerability, tradition and individuality.

Rather than defining a single narrative, the editorial leaves space for interpretation, inviting the viewer to look beyond appearances and discover meaning through their own perspective.

full look: SEAFARER

shoes: JimmyChoo

full look: SEAFARER

shoes: JimmyChoo

You often describe editorial modeling as something much deeper than fashion. What does standing in front of the camera allow you to express that words cannot?

Similar to painting, and I mean here my abstract painting that just puts me in a state of flow – standing in front of the camera is pure feeling.
In this moment, I am feeling the colors, the space and shapes around me deeply. This merges concomitantly with feeling the fashion, the art pieces I am wearing – in these surroundings – and in the context between the specific surroundings and the shoot.
I do interpret this as the unusual capability of being able to “feel colors and shapes” as physical wellbeing – a feeling akin to synesthesia

All this together puts me in a sort of flow which gives rise to poses and emotional attitude. My aim and dream, in that moment, is being that I honorably, innovatively and soulfully embody the vision that the creatives and artists who are part of the photoshoot envision.
The result is a body-posture (poise) cum mental posture and emotions that emerge from the “confluence of vibes” from the people who cooperate and create together at that moment (the team, including me), the fashion pieces, the colors and shapes and how they relate to each other, the location – all that merges.
And what does that lead to?
I my perception – and in my heart – it leads me to be convinced that body posture, poise, is a mirror of a person’s mental posture, spirit, soul, and emotions.
The kind of editorials I aspire to, is what Numero Switzerland embodies and represents – meaning your journal’s very notion to express the art of fashion where it intersects with the human condition in the frame and meaning of the editorial story at hand.
What is that based on?
“Feeling colors and shapes” is my creative way of expression that I call “painting with posing, gestures and emotion”. In this sense, I can express myself and/or give meaning through this much better than with words.

Applying this, my creative art-form, here, at magical, enchanted, and out of time and space garden of the Villa Favero Raselli, I indeed was so fortunate to hunt for and to pursue what elegance is. An endeavor – inwardly and outwardly – that I got the pleasure to pursue with renowned Milan and Hong Kong Photographer Paolo Guadagnin and his congenial team, outstanding Milan Fashion Week Makeup and Hair Artist Rossano Fasano and inspirational Creative Director and Stylist Luigi Nisi.

full look: SEAFARER

shoes: JimmyChoo

glasses: Celine

full look: SEAFARER

shoes: JimmyChoo

Before becoming a model, you worked in neurobiology. How has science changed the way you understand beauty, perception and human emotions?

My background in neurobiology, particularly my research into Alzheimer’s disease, focused on the brain areas involved in perception and memory. It introduced me to Experience-Dependent Neuroplasticity — the idea that our brains continuously adapt to experiences and sensory stimuli. This helped me understand how our perception of beauty and emotions is shaped by what we experience, and how important it is to define beauty for ourselves.

Since childhood, I have experienced sensations akin to synesthesia. Colors and shapes seem to “talk to each other,” creating an almost physical sense of harmony. My scientific background helped me understand the possible neurological mechanisms behind these experiences.

For me, beauty is something I feel rather than analyze. When colors, shapes and emotions come together, they simply “feel right.” This also defines my approach to modeling — I feel as though I am “painting with poses, gestures and emotions,” intuitively creating images that come together as an editorial story.

Looking at your editorial, there is a strong symbolic language. Why do symbols fascinate you so much?

I am not so much fascinated with symbols themselves, but rather with colors and shapes. Symbols emerge naturally from their relationships, creating meanings that eventually form a story. For me, these visual connections reflect life itself, revealing a kind of truth — although that truth may be different for each observer.

Your title, “Between Symbols and Truth,” captures this perfectly.

In this editorial, the rose explores how even a familiar symbol can carry multiple meanings. The serious expressions reference the historic “battle of the roses,” reflecting conflicts between reason and fundamentalism, and the power of ideas to influence society.

These battles continue today, particularly through social media and manipulation of independent thought. The final image suggests that perhaps dance, movement and emotional freedom can bring us closer to our own inner truth.

full look: SEAFARER

glasses: Celine

full look: SEAFARER

shoes: JimmyChoo

glasses: Celine

You once described your dream as “editorial meets videographic storytelling.” What would your ideal project look like if there were no creative limitations?

Indeed, this is a dream! If editorial imagery could meet videographic storytelling, the connection between perception, emotion and posing would become much more powerful. The inner and outer worlds of modeling would be revealed on a deeper level.

It would be an immersive experience of art, colors, shapes, fashion and environment, with the model at the center of it all.

For quite some time, I have dreamed of exploring this extraordinary connection between art and fashion, and the human expression that brings it all to life.