A selection of images by photographer Barbara Rossi. Based in Italy, Rossi’s personal research involves landscape transformations and urbanization. She is currently working on a project in Shanghai which questions how the mega city deals with the memory of the places and the endangerment of its cultural heritage:

“My photographic work starts from the interpretation of architecture as the primary sign of the relationship between man, space and time. I am interested in those architectures conceived without any aesthetic purpose, such as construction sites, ruins or unfinished works, lands in between, suspended in space and time, in which this relationship becomes particularly visible. Through photography I reinterpret the landscape, whether natural or urban, looking for the traces of a shared historicity, in an attempt to understand the environment in which I live and to trigger questions about the role of space in contemporaneity.”

Barbara Rossi participated in our 2024 Art + Photo Book Awards and made our shortlist. Click here to learn more about upcoming open call opportunities!⁠