Messages for the Gucci Community

Creativity as a tool for release, for solidarity, for kindness is the message shared by artists, talents and activists lead by Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele for the #GucciCommunity.

Alessandro Michele is pictured at his home in Rome with his two Boston terriers Bosco and Orso, where he is spending the time between working, reading poetry and re-reading the novel ‘The Magic Mountain’ by Thomas Mann, then knitting and learning to play the guitar. 
At home when Coco Capitán closes her eyes she travels to the sea. “I like to picture myself snorkelling, looking at the fishes and coral while taking my time to swim around. I like to revisit memories of myself in the sea.”
Ariana Papademetropoulos picks up her brushes to paint bubbles in electric hues. “In my work and in life, the fantastical exists in the everyday. My house is just an extension of this; so if I can make my house whimsical, it transports me to a magical place full of possibilities. In this time I wanted to paint bubbles, and it felt like the perfect moment to finally do so.”
Artist Isabella Cotier shares images from her sketchbook and believes that during this time, people will seek their own ways of being creative, whether through cooking, sewing, figuring out how to sunbath in a tiny patch of sunshine, or finding new and inventive ways to support frontline and essential workers. 
Out of all the family pictures photographer Brad Elterman shares with the #GucciCommunity, the glamour photo of his mom, Frances. Brad also shares the words his mom used to say to him during difficult moments, “she really was a guiding light for me. She told me many times that at the end of the day everything will work out. Things will be better in the morning. I have always remembered those words and I find her message incredibly calming today.” Brad is passing his time at home in a secret canyon in Los Angeles where he takes photos of “glorious tiny yellow and green breasted canaries in the garden. They sing to me each morning… ‘good morning Brad’.” The images of his family are a message of creativity, love and well-being in this time.