Hylonicum

Light and residues, by Nicola Polloni

Inhabited Grounds

Cosenza

Railway tracks curve past houses toward a church and densely built hillside in Cosenza.
Railway tracks curve past houses toward a church and densely built hillside in Cosenza.
Residential façade with rows of shuttered windows and wrought-iron balconies.
Narrow lane with stone steps, balconies and plants between old buildings.
Seated bronze statue of Telesio seen from below against the decorated façade of a theatre.
Two old balconies with closed shutters casting sharp shadows across a weathered façade.
Arched road bridge crossing the river, with trees, retaining walls and buildings along the banks.
Tilted view of a weathered building with balconies, a wall painting, street lamps and exposed masonry.
Man carrying shopping bags beside a doorway on a steep cobbled lane between old buildings.
Tall dark wooden door framed by an ornate carved stone portal with a small religious image above.
Long narrow street rising between tall weathered buildings with balconies, lamps and exposed masonry.
Weathered residential façade with irregular windows, balconies, plants and hanging laundry.
Angular modern church with a cross above the roof beneath large clouds.
Dark covered passage framing a steep flight of stone steps leading toward a brighter street.
Angled view across adjoining façades with arched openings, balconies, windows and laundry.
Church and surrounding buildings seen across a tree-lined riverbed and metal bridge.
Three worn doorways in a peeling façade, including former shop entrances, with empty tables outside.
Dark narrow street curving between tall old buildings with balconies, pipes and overhead cables.
Wide view across the riverbed toward a church, bridges, trees and surrounding buildings.
Upward view of an old residential building with balconies and white laundry stretched across the façade.
Stepped alley climbing between old buildings with balconies, overhead cables and a faded optician’s sign.
Long weathered apartment façade following a curved street, interrupted by a tall circular streetlamp.
Extremely narrow passage between rough stone walls opening onto a doorway and small courtyard.
Long stepped pedestrian space lined by apartment buildings and leading toward a large modern church.
Worn multi-storey façade with small balconies, steps and modern metal railings in the foreground.
Wide view of Cosenza rising up the hillside behind a metal bridge and riverbed.
Stone steps climbing between closely spaced houses with balconies, doorways and potted plants.
Dense view of apartment buildings climbing the hillside above older houses in central Cosenza.

Places and dates
Cosenza, 2026.