Lacuna. To appear and disappear.
(2017)Illuminated by a bright and merciless light, the city plays itself.
Venice is both protagonist and backdrop: historic palazzos, grand canals and picturesque bridges shift between the fore- and background. Its maze of streets and canals has left many standing at the brink, facing a waterway that cannot be crossed. Appearing and disappearing is the city’s modus operandi.
Lacuna focuses on these moments of suspension, where the city reveals itself not as a fixed postcard image but as a place in flux. Barriers, empty spaces, gestures and shadows hint at a theatre between acts, an anticipation of restoration, transformation, or even disappearance.
This collection of photographs was made during a 4-day stay in Venice, invited by the art-collective Fronde. The photographers invited were: Alfred Agostinelli, Yoichi Iwamoto, Rachele Maistrello, Dorotea Skrabo, Laura Van Severen, Claudia Zalla.
