Lost Cities
- Impermanence and timelessness
- State Of Existence
"Lost Cities" reflects on the impermanence and timelessness of urban spaces
portraying them in states of ruin and splendor. It delves into the cycles of destruction and rebirth, where cities are lost, found, and imagined. This narrative speaks to both the fragility and the resilience inherent in human creation, where every city exists in a state of transition and memory. It's a poignant reminder of how spaces hold onto histories and dreams, even as they vanish and re-emerge in different forms.
portraying them in states of ruin and splendor. It delves into the cycles of destruction and rebirth, where cities are lost, found, and imagined. This narrative speaks to both the fragility and the resilience inherent in human creation, where every city exists in a state of transition and memory. It's a poignant reminder of how spaces hold onto histories and dreams, even as they vanish and re-emerge in different forms.
State of existence
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ost cities, destroyed, burned, flooded, imagined, suspended, submerged, razed, erased; one different from the other, one lost in itself, the other forgotten. A city lost and found in every city, which discovers the way to repeat itself and then erase itself, overlapping in nothingness or only on sheets of paper where everything becomes false.
Oases in the desert, with splendid cathedrals; gold, silver, and precious stones adorn the streets. Wealth and well-being can be felt in the courtyards and squares of magnificent beauty. Everything shines under the sunlight and is purified under the winter rain. The wind sweeps away the dust, and everything smells new.
Floating cities, on enormous platforms that buoy them up on the relentless waves of the sea; cities adrift, forgotten by time, doomed to be lost in the vastness of the world, in the ceaseless rotation of the universe.
Underground cities, built under the earth's crust, invisible, autonomous, impregnable. Cities flooded by river water, by volcanic magma, destroyed by hurricanes and deadly gases.
Secret cities, on the edge of the imagination, ideal cities for a better life, empty cities, swallowed up by time, lost cities.
Filippo Lo Presti
Lost cities
A hauntingly beautiful tribute to forgotten civilizations, with melancholic tones and evocative imagery that transport viewers to the remnants of history. Decaying ruins, weathered artifacts, and sepia-toned reconstructions evoke historical grandeur and loss. The imagery often employs slow zooms or parallax effects to simulate archaeological discovery.
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