We all play different roles in life.
Rossella Bessega, born near Venice, Italy, in August 1966, so far, has been a daughter, sister, wife, and mother. 

"Dressmaker" is a collaboration between my mother and I, where photography and performance allow us to travel beyond traditional motherhood, affirming my mother’s chosen identity: that of the dressmaker.

For my mother, making clothes transcends mere necessity; it represents a potent means of self-expression. The sound of the sewing machine humming in the background is vividly etched in my childhood memories, so are her words saying that she saw herself more as a dressmaker than as a mother.

Born out of a need to put order to years of disconnected dialogue and scattered words, Dressmaker challenges the narrative of motherhood as a social construct, offering a space where women, and by extension all mothers,  can reclaim their individuality beyond caregiving.

Along the process, I am no longer a daughter and she is no longer a mother. We are a photographer, and a dressmaker.