Suspended Lanterns Over Copper Turkish Pot in Taranto Cafe

A polished copper Turkish coffee pot rests on a small brass plate, centered on a cool white marble cafe table in Taranto. North-window sidelight carves sharp highlights along the pot's curved spout and rim, while deep warm shadows pool in the recesses of the brass tray. Above the table, the cafe ceiling dissolves into a surreal canopy of giant, glowing orange lanterns and clusters of oversized citrus fruit suspended in mid-air. The impossible sky dominates the upper frame, casting dappled, colored reflections onto the marble surface. One, crisp reflection of a hanging lantern glows on the darkened edge of the marble table, at the base of the impossible sky to the concrete reality below.