"I was brought up when the sunlight was yellow, and the shadow was blue. But I see it clearly as being white light, and black shadow. Yet this is nothing alarming, because I believe there will come a fresh yellow, and a beautiful blue, and that the revolution will bring forth a new sense of wonder." Louis Kahn
The city is composed and recomposed at every moment by the steps of its inhabitants. All the rhythms of walking are represented: the slow and inscrutable pace of the elderly, the rapid march of men rushing to work, the unpredictable and capricious movements of children. Men take to the streets according to their age, their social situation and the pace these involve.
The streets become rooms of the community in which everyone acts out their daily comedy and tragedy. The long streets are nothing but a succession of rooms that derive their own characteristics, room after room, from the intersection with other streets. From afar, each street carries with it its essence, which spreads into every opening it encounters.
Light generates meaning: it reveals the essential while its shadow hides the unnecessary. Light translates space into image. Within these images, the subject embodies both the essence of a dream and the dreamer, enveloped by a yellow light and a blue shadow.
Nicola Fioravanti Biography
Nicola Fioravanti (b. 1985) is an Italian photographer who lives and works in Paris.
His work focuses mainly on street photography and attests to a constant exploration of the potential of color in urban environments. Rather than using color as a simple means of representing reality, he uses it as the defining element of his photography.
Nicola Fioravanti has been awarded in prestigious competitions such as Sony World Photography Awards, Canon 'Come and See', Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris ( PX3 ), International Photography Awards, The Independent Photographer, Tokyo International Foto Awards, Life Framer among others.
His work has been exhibited internationally in prestigious venues such as Somerset House in London and the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich.
His photographs have been featured in publications by Canon, Corriere della Sera, Die Welt, Die Zeit, Elle, El País, Forbes, Grazia, Marie Claire, PhotoVogue, Repubblica, Vogue, and various other distinguished publications and platforms.
Recently, Nicola Fioravanti has been chosen by a distinguished jury led by the iconic Sarah Moon, alongside leading figures in French photography scene, for the Tremplin Jeunes Talents residency at the esteemed Festival Planches Contact in Deauville, France.
Website: https://www.nicolafioravanti.com/