In the rarefied stillness of Upper Mustang, where the wind carves ancient paths across Himalayan stone, photographer Gaia Anselmi Tamburini traces a world suspended between earth and sky. Her project, Journey to Mustang, becomes a meditation on movement, solitude, and the quiet pulse of spirituality that threads through Nepal’s remote northwest. The story unfolds with the rhythm of a pilgrimage—unhurried, alert, shaped by the textures of landscapes that reveal themselves only to those who linger.
Marsèll’s FW25/26 collection emerges within this elemental setting, its refined silhouettes standing in deliberate contrast to the untouched terrain. The dialogue between the collection and the environment is subtle and resonant: luxury expressed not as excess, but as clarity; craftsmanship attuned to the patience and presence demanded by high-altitude travel. The pieces feel grounded, almost ritualistic, as though shaped by the very winds that echo through the region’s cliffs and monasteries. In this space, elegance does not soften the land—it listens to it.
Kathmandu marks the journey’s first threshold. Its dense, sensory tapestry—humming motorbikes, bursts of color, prayer wheels turning in steady rhythm—collapses the boundary between chaos and devotion. The city’s charged atmosphere becomes the prelude to the ascent toward Mustang, where the pace shifts and breath deepens. Travelers move through waterfalls, cross glacial rivers, and follow steep paths that lead to monasteries perched above vast, silent valleys. Standing before these landscapes, the body remembers its smallness; the spirit remembers its expanse.
Journey to Mustang also marks the third chapter of Marsèll’s Formato series, a continuous exploration of image-making as a form of intimate research. Season after season, Formato invites photographers and creatives to observe the world through their own distinct lens—places, people, atmospheres, and objects become portals into the present moment. In this chapter, Anselmi Tamburini’s gaze is both attentive and instinctive, shaped by her background in design, her expertise in still-life composition, and her enduring fascination with the dialogue between objects and their environments.
Her photographs capture a way of living that feels rooted in essence. Meals are offered with open-handed generosity; paths unfold according to intuition rather than destination; the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum seems to vibrate through each frame, anchoring the work in a spirituality that has long shaped life across Nepal and Tibet. The images hold the serenity of a rediscovered limit, the satisfaction of each small milestone on foot, the freedom to lose one’s sense of direction without losing oneself.
Within this interplay of land, body, and light, Marsèll’s FW25/26 collection absorbs the journey’s spirit. The garments and accessories echo the project’s themes—adaptability, tactility, and an understated refinement that honors both craftsmanship and exploration. They inhabit the landscape with quiet confidence, becoming part of the story rather than an interruption of it.
