Hylonicum

Light and its residues, by Nicola Polloni

Sicily, in Fragments

Caccamo

Caccamo rises through successive layers of stone. The castle appears to extend the rock on which it stands, while streets, stairs, arches and walls gather the town into a dense structure of ascent and enclosure.

Caccamo Castle rises above a sheer rocky outcrop, framed by a large pine tree and distant mountains.
Dense houses and tiled roofs cover a hillside, punctuated by rooftop water tanks, balconies and television antennas.
Rolling hills surround a long body of water beneath a wide sky scattered with small clouds.
A broad stone staircase climbs between tightly packed houses with balconies, cables, signs and potted plants.
Stone steps rise towards a tall wooden door in a rough masonry wall, with balconies crowded along the right side.
A narrow shadowed passage between buildings leads towards a sunlit stone doorway at the far end.
A bronze male figure raises one arm above his face, with the crenellated towers of Caccamo Castle behind him.
A steep stone path leads upwards between arched walls towards the crenellated buildings of Caccamo Castle.
A stone staircase inside Caccamo Castle
A stone terrace inside the castle ends at two broad arches, with a wooded hillside visible beyond.
A cobbled passage curves beneath a broad stone arch, with sunlight falling across the ground and walls.
A weathered stone female figure rests one hand on a skull before an entrance flanked by elaborately carved columns.
A low-angle view looks up between a clock tower, buildings constructed above exposed rock and a church façade.

Places and dates
Caccamo, 2026.