It starts with an encounter, a crossing of paths, and the clic of my camera. The idea behind this column is a real-life conversation that happened haphazardly, out of chance or serendipity. This is the inspiration for Magnani Meets. I ran into Kuki Gomez one cold February afternoon as I was leaving Hotel Untitled in Freeman Alley. Kuki’s addition to the Alley immediately struck me as wonderfully minimal yet utterly original. I took a portrait and asked him a few questions.