H O M E - Limited edition of 10 Print

H O M E - Series of 12 photo-collages, Romania, 2017. Within the traditional Romanian mindset, the house is considered to be the nucleus of the family life, a primordial space which generates and preserves vital energies. The universal symbolism regards the house as the representation of the cosmos itself – a fortress or a temple located right in the heart of the world. As a photographer traveling across Romania, which is my own homeland, I have watched villages and towns being architecturally transformed during the last decade, as a consequence of cultural appropriation, characteristic of the globalization process. I have photographed both the remains of a so-called „traditional” world – some of the houses contained within this category having been abandoned by their owners – and also a more „modern” approach to the concept of home, featuring imposing palace-like houses and apartment complexes built towards the outskirts of the cities. By isolating them in natural landscapes, as a form of decontextualization, I have pondered upon the initial meanings and attributions of the habitat, and how they are reflected in the current fluidity of the architectural styles. Is the house a primordial site anymore, bearing a strong symbolic character, or have its functions diminished solely to an utilitarian meaning? Has the house been relocated from the center of the world to its periphery? "H O M E" is a finalist for Sony World Photography Awards 2019, Professional competition, Architecture category. Printed on Fine Art paper, signed, titled, numbered and dated on the back. Comes together with a certificate of authenticity.

Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Size:10 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:15.25 W x 15.25 H x 1.2 D in

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