“The objective is to paint the painting that you feel to paint.”

Will we ever fully understand ourselves? Waking up each day into a life that is constantly shifting makes that feel like an impossible task. And yet there are things we can hold onto. Sometimes, instead of searching further outside ourselves, the quieter challenge is accepting where we are and working with whatever tools are already in front of us.

For some, that search remains blurry, a distant vision that feels almost surreal. For others, those visions gradually find their way into their work. The weight of trying to understand everything moves into the background, while the act of making becomes the thing that carries them forward.

Last November, during our journey through southwest Europe, visiting artists' studios across Portugal, France and Italy, we arrived in Turin to spend a day with painter Giulio Noccesi.

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Born in Florence in 1996 and now based in Turin, Giulio's paintings quietly dissolve the boundaries between memory and everyday life. Family members, friends and familiar places appear throughout his work, blending with imagined landscapes and surreal moments that feel both deeply personal and strangely universal. His paintings never settle entirely into realism or fantasy. Instead, they exist somewhere in between, where observation and imagination become inseparable.

Our new 20-minute documentary is an intimate portrait of an artist whose practice feels less like a method and more like an extension of the way he experiences the world. As Giulio says in the film: "The objective is to paint the painting that you feel to paint." We hope it offers a closer look into Giulio's world and the quiet intensity behind his paintings. Alongside the documentary, we're also releasing a selection of art posters created in close collaboration with Giulio. They make it possible to bring his works into your home at an accessible price, whether for your living room, kitchen or studio. If you'd like to support both the artist and us at Hometown Journal, picking up a poster is one of the best ways to do so.

This film also marks the first collaboration with our new editor and team member, Isabella Sherwani-Keeling. We're incredibly happy to welcome her to Hometown Journal, and this documentary is the beginning of many films we'll be creating together.

We hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed making it.

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  • A day in the studio with Giulio Noccesi

    A day in the studio with Giulio Noccesi

    Filmmaker Alex Schuchmann visits painter Giulio Noccesi in his Turin studio for an intimate 20-minute portrait exploring the memories, people and imagined worlds that shape his quietly surreal practice.

    A day in the studio with Giulio Noccesi

    Filmmaker Alex Schuchmann visits painter Giulio Noccesi in his Turin studio for an intimate 20-minute portrait exploring the memories, people and imagined worlds that shape his quietly surreal practice.

  • Days in the studio with Sedona Cohen

    Days in the studio with Sedona Cohen

    Filmed across three locations, the film offers an intimate look into Sedona's studio practice, her evolving symbolic language, and her deep connection to the natural world.

    Days in the studio with Sedona Cohen

    Filmed across three locations, the film offers an intimate look into Sedona's studio practice, her evolving symbolic language, and her deep connection to the natural world.

  • 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman in Copenhagen - Eloïse Duguay

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    Built between sea and sky, Copenhagen moves at its own rhythm. A city of harbours, museums, gardens, and long summer evenings, it invites observation rather than urgency. For the second...

    24 Hours in the Life of a Woman in Copenhagen -...

    Built between sea and sky, Copenhagen moves at its own rhythm. A city of harbours, museums, gardens, and long summer evenings, it invites observation rather than urgency. For the second...

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