One of the first things that struck me when I discovered the photography of Italian architect Carlo Mollino was how much it reminded me of the work of Egon Schiele. The colors, the shapes, the delicate translucent layers of petticoats and sheer stockings, the contrast between inside and outside, what is hidden and what is in plain view. And as with Schiele, many of Mollino's subjects were young prostitutes, whom he dressed, posed and lit himself. The results are haunting, alluring, both sensual and sad.
