The Cone
The Touch
The Tired Girl
The Streetpole
The Playground
The Intersection I
The Look
The Stage
The Melting Bike
The Arm
Elizabeth
The Man
The Bench
Axelle
The Strangers
The Hug
The Distance
The Play
The Contemplation
The Rest
The Levitation
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I see the city as a place of constant movement. A rhythm we become part of once we step onto the concrete streets. The city is composed of strangers and familiar objects: the ubiquitous sidewalk, a slightly bent street pole, a bright orange traffic cone, or a broken-down bicycle left to rust. They all seem trivial and significant at the same time.
'The City is a Choreography' was photographed between 2017 and 2020 in various cities around the world. An exploration that started with the urge to step out of my everyday life in the city. I felt the need to experience the urban environment, with both eyes and body, instead of merely perceiving it. I wanted to figure out how to connect meaningfully with our daily environment and the strangers we pass by. It was the boredom of walking the same route every day, seeing the same objects and the anonymous faces in the crowd, that made me start to see the city as a choreography.