Elephants, like humans, are social animals. When we see a herd, they see family, legacy, and a sanctuary. As generations convene around water, the leader stands sentinel, ready to defend the herd with unwavering strength. It is under this protection that the herd survives and thrives.
The Paris Opera, also known as the Palais Garnier, is a magnificent Beaux-Arts style building located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Designed by architect Charles Garnier and inaugurated in 1875, it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the city.
In 2022, the number of permanent residents in the historic centre of Venice has fallen below the 500,000 inhabitants threshold, compared with 110,000 in 1960, while the number of tourists is rising. This contributes to turn this place into the emblem of museum cities. I visited Venice in 2023.
My eyes were drawn to the elegant brass bells polished with time, indicating the homes of permanent residents. At first glance, they all looked the same, but each one was unique, forming harmonious abstract pictures, made up of geometric shapes and colour swatches, and inviting me to imagine the singular story of its owner: How long has one been living here? What's its job? Its motivation for staying?
I started photographing all the doorbells I came across. Inspired by the New Objectivity movement, I focused on using the same lighting and facial framing, showing the similarities and differences between the bells.
Then, I selected 50 bells pictures, in reference to the 500,000 residents threshold, and presented them in the form of 5 mosaics.
I conceived this series as a faceless inventory of a species on the verge of extinction: the “Venetian permanent resident”.
- Рейтинг фотографов по странам и городам строится на основе 3-х лучших фотографий автора и их относительной позиции в каждой отдельной номинации. Рейтинг в номинации "Мобильная фотография" учитывается в меньшей степени для формирования рейтинга. В списке по странам и городам показывается одна фотография автора с лучшим рейтингом.
- В списке опубликованы только работы которые прошли 2-й этап голосования.
- The rating of photographers by countries and cities is based on the three best photos of the author and their relative position in each separate nomination. Rating in the nomination "Mobile Photography" is taken into account to a lesser extent for rating formation. The list by country and city shows one photo of the author with the best rating.
- Only those photos have been published in the list that passed the second stage of voting.
