Hylonicum

Light and its residues, by Nicola Polloni

Sicily, in Fragments

Novara di Sicilia

Town and mountain seem to form a single structure in Novara di Sicilia. Streets, houses, devotional images and ruins persist through layers of stone, use and repair, while the surrounding peaks remain constantly present.

Novara di Sicilia fills a mountain valley, with tiled roofs and a tall church tower surrounded by wooded slopes.
A pointed stone bell tower is framed between weathered buildings, rooftops and a nearby hillside.
Curving stone steps rise through a shadowed arch towards a closed door and iron railing.
A steep cobbled street climbs between closely packed houses, balconies, laundry and a solitary pedestrian.
A row of narrow houses with balconies and shuttered doors stands in strong sunlight, with a small bicycle at the far right.
A shadowed covered passage opens onto a narrow street lined with worn façades, balconies and an ornate lamp.
A steep, cracked lane rises between rough stone walls, balconies, plants and overhead cables.
An old stone house with an arched wooden door is surrounded by vines, plants and a rustic timber railing.
A broad sloping street passes a long weathered building, parked car and mountain hillside.
A black cat climbs worn stone steps through a narrow alley beneath balconies and an old streetlamp.
A heavily weathered devotional image of a saint survives within a cracked arched niche.
The ruined walls of a castle contain empty windows, exposed stonework and an arched passage opening onto sunlight.
A symmetrical façade has a wooden double door, a dark upper window and a carved lyre motif between them.
A narrow curving street is lined with weathered houses, flowering balconies and a black cat sitting in sunlight.
Rocky mountain peaks rise above the roofs and buildings at the edge of Novara di Sicilia.

Places and dates
Novara di Sicilia, 2025.