THE PROJECT

Civilization is a long-term photographic project exploring the persistence of historically rooted ways of life within contemporary environments undergoing continuous transformation.

It focuses on cultural systems that continue to exist within territories shaped by economic, infrastructural, and spatial change. Rather than opposing tradition and modernity, the work observes their coexistence, at times fluid, at times constrained, always in motion.

The project does not aim to produce a political or moral argument. It documents the conditions under which different ways of life endure, through attention to individuals, practices, and the spaces they inhabit.

The work is structured around three visual axes: Gaze, Continuum, and Land. These axes operate across geographical contexts and recurring situations. Fieldwork feeds into this structure without being organized by region.

The project develops through sustained immersion. Images are built over time, through repeated presence and the gradual formation of relationships with people and places. Collaboration with local interpreters and contacts allows for a more precise understanding of each context.

Photography is approached as an autonomous language. Attention to gaze, bodily presence, silence, and composition allows images to hold multiple layers of meaning, where human figures, gestures, and environments coexist within a single frame.