Swiss Storytelling Photo Grant 9th
LuganoPhotoDays
Loic Bartolini
(In)visible Portraits
Drawn from real-life events, explore the story of these abandoned places through the testimony of their ghosts.
Every abandoned place has a story. They were all once inhabited by generations of characters now vanished. (In)visible Portraits pays tribute to them. Inspired by true events, it offers an opportunity to bring these ghosts of the past back to life. It also prompts reflection on the duty of remembrance and the imprint we leave behind. Each photo is accompanied by a text narrating the true story in the form of a letter or an excerpt from a diary that one might have discovered on the site.
Everything is reel. Each photo is taken live using long exposure techniques.