2021-07-10
2021-07-10
Cà de Monti
I had been to Cà de Monti for the first time.
Until that moment, I could only imagine the place
through the pictures collected over the last
weeks. While driving alone, both the car and the
excitement, I covered the remaining kilometres
left to reach the village from Tredozio listening
“MFSB – Mysteries of the World”, a funk/soul
tune from 1980 with no voices but an elegant
groove. I couldn’t resist filling the gaps left by
the bass lines and the heavenly arches with
some spoken words, wondering about mysteries,
indeed. The specific mystery for me, at
that moment, was to define the reasons why
this place was abandoned 6 years ago, but I
knew I would find my answers once getting
to know Mr. Billi, whose appearance was still
undefined to me.
As far as I knew, the spaces of Cà de Monti
were later used as a rural accommodation and
restaurant, until the doors closed permanently
facing a long neglected period.
While grass and plants were already taking over
the sidewalks, the prominent stone walls were
standing in a likely perpetual state of being,
imposing his masses above the flourishing
manifestation of nature’s reappropriation of
the land. Inside, everything was apparently in
its place: beds, sofas, tables and chairs. Some
clothes were hanging on a chair at the entrance
of the upper building. Cà de Monti looked like
a place just left by someone in rush, but the
impenetrable layer of dust told another story.
