Luxuria

Seduction, Desire, Sin…

Lust or lechery (carnal "luxuria") usually expresses excessive thoughts or desires of a sexual nature. Aristotle's criterion was others' extreme love, which rendered love and devotion to God as secondary.

In Dante's "Purgatorio", the penitent walks within flames to purge himself of lustful/sexual thoughts and feelings.

In Dante's "Inferno", unforgiven souls of the sin of lust are blown about in restless hurricane-like winds symbolic of their own lack of self-control to their lustful passions in the earthly life.

 

 photography & production management // Marco Joe Fazio

art director & wardrobe stylist // Strawberry Love

make-up artist & hair stylist // Stefania Paci

style consultant // Grace Cruse

art/history consultant // Iggy Passenger

psycho-consultant // Anne de Montarlot

graphic coordinator // Marco Vacca

1st assistant photographer // Debora Palazzo

assistant photographers // Oliver Spier, Grace Hodges

models // Katerina Christo, Ivan Silva

 

lingerie & hosiery // courtesy of What Katie Did

menswear // courtesy of Dandylion Style

a special thanks to Gio’ Pagano and Palmarosa Fazio for their linguistic advice, Poppy van Praagh at SugarBabes Models representing Katerina Christo

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Sicily, 1950

Rosalia was a beautiful proud woman

living in a remote fishermen’s village

Those 7 Deadly Things - I. Luxuria - photography by Marco Joe Fazio

Ferdinando was moved by

a forbidden desire

admiring Rosalia

while she was used to

walk to the church

Those 7 Deadly Things - I. Luxuria - photography by Marco Joe Fazio
Those 7 Deadly Things - I. Luxuria - photography by Marco Joe Fazio

and secretly observing while she was

busy with domestic chores

Those 7 Deadly Things - I. Luxuria - photography by Marco Joe Fazio

he was longing for her…

she liked to tease him

Those 7 Deadly Things - I. Luxuria - photography by Marco Joe Fazio

Ferdinando couldn't resist any longer

a temptation too strong

Pigghiatu ri na’mprovvisa libbidini
Those 7 Deadly Things - I. Luxuria - photography by Marco Joe Fazio
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