1. 2. Paris 3. 4. Roma 5. Firenze 6. Siena 7. Portalegre
8. Marvão 9. Mora 10. London 11. Sobrado (Lugo) 12. Porto 13. Madrid
A memória é um lugar estranho. Às vezes prega-nos partidas e quantas vezes olho para as datas das fotos e me parece difícil de acreditar que tenham sido tiradas já há tanto tempo! Guardo da mesma forma meio obcecada mapas, talões, folhetos, bilhetes de acesso a museus ou contas de hotel... guardo tudo que me possa provar no futuro que aquele sonho foi verdadeiro e que me permita revivê-lo mais uma e outra vez...
Outras perspectivas que gosto de fotografar são os fragmentos urbanos, que são pormenores que muitas vezes não vemos à primeira, mas que transmitem uma forte sensação de lugar: só aquele e mais nenhum outro. Gosto de coleccionar detalhes de fachadas, ligações entre edifícios contíguos ou que mal se tocam, de isolar portas e janelas; gosto de olhar para cima e reter um momento vazio de pessoas, cheio de céu, de mar, de folhagens de árvores. Gosto de separar as partes do todo para poder relacioná-las com o todo de novo. Gosto do carácter quase abstracto que estes fragmentos assumem e a forma como nos permitem olhar para a cidade de outra maneira.
Decidi-me finalmente a agrupar no flickr alguns desses instantâneos no álbum urban fragments. Gosto de os ver assim, tão próximos e tão diferentes entre si... podem encontrar mais fotos de viagens aqui.
When I travel one of my favorite things to do is take pictures. I don't take particularly spectacular nor original photos... but they are the mark of my passage by some particular city, or a certain location. I don't resist to the usual panoramic photos, because I like to save them as souvenirs... I sometimes feel that if we don't take them, then I won't have a valid proof that I was in that place. Of course that's a lie... memory stores everything in its archives, but you never know if memories fade by the passage of time, leaving conflicting sensations, taking the risk of not being able to prove to myself that, yes, I was in front of the Eiffel Tower, or yes, I stepped on the sand of the Coliseum - and yes, it was on that day, on that year and I was dressed with that clothes which I had almost forgotten...
Memory is a strange place. Sometimes plays us tricks, and how many times I look at the dates of the photos and I find it hard to believe that they have been taken so long ago! I keep, with the same kind of obsession, maps, coupons, brochures, entrance tickets to museums or hotel bills... I save everything that can prove in the future that this dream was true and that will allow me to relive it over and over again...
Other subjects I like to photograph are urban fragments, which are details that we often don't see at first, but that convey a strong sense of place: they belong there and nowhere else. I like to collect details of facades, connections between adjacent buildings or that barely touch each other, to isolate doors and windows; I like to look up and hold a moment empty of people, but full of sky, sea or tree foliage. I like to separate the parts of the whole to be able to relate them to the whole again. I like the almost abstract character of these fragments and how they allow us to look at the city in a different way.
I finally decided to combine some of these snapshots on urban fragments flickr album. I like to see them this way, so close and yet so different... You can find more travel photos here.
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Your urban fragments are so cool. I love Madrid. We rarely see windows like these in the US. I do the same thing when travelling. I am always afraid I'll forget what something looked like so having photos is so important. ~Val
ReplyDeletetb eu adoro fotografar a "olhar para cima", esses fragmentos urbanos que tornam as nossas viagens ainda mais memoráveis e, porque não, mágicas.
ReplyDeleteas fotos estão magníficas. e o que eu adoro essas portadas tão características de nuestros hermanos...
Thank you!These balconies and tall windows with exterior wood protections are really typically spanhish... I love them too :)
ReplyDeleteObrigada :) Também eu adoro estas portadas, tão tipicamente espanholas... são fantásticas!