SERIES

Rome, Venice
Gallery spaces

When I saw you,
you were not there.

Quando ti vidi non c’eri

A project about the pleasure of beauty, unsettled by the thought of its transience.

At the moment of encounter, beauty is already shadowed by the idea of its disappearance. We often begin to mourn something before it has even gone.

In trying to protect ourselves from future loss, we can quietly diminish the pleasure of the present. Enjoyment becomes hesitant, interrupted by an imagined absence.

These photographs remain inside that disturbance: the uneasy awareness that what moves us, attracts us or brings us joy will not last forever.

Rome Venice 2009 Gallery spaces
People viewing framed photographs on a gallery wall, with blurred motion, illuminated gallery interior.
People viewing framed photographs or artwork on a gallery wall in an art museum.
Four pop art portraits of a woman with dark curly hair, each in different color backgrounds, displayed on a wall with repeated artwork. The portraits are reflected in a shiny, mirror-like surface below, creating symmetrical reflections.
A person is leaning over a table with a purple, vertical slatted structure above. The person's reflection is visible on a shiny, reflective floor.
Close-up of a person's foot in an orange shoe with yellow laces, surrounded by spider webs with a group of people visible in the background.
Person holding a large poster with a portrait of a woman against a green screen background.
Museum exhibition featuring Alexander Calder, with visitors observing the displays on the wall.
A person sitting on the floor against a wall with a large screen displaying a colorful scene, and another person in front of a closed door, all illuminated by purple lighting.
An art installation featuring numerous framed photographs or artwork placed on the floor against a plain beige wall. Shadows of a person and a light fixture or object are cast on the wall.
Gallery wall with framed black-and-white photographs displayed in a grid pattern.