East

East is a 'on the road' journey through the countries of the Balkan Peninsula, started in 2015 and ended in 2018. The project aims to explore the relationship between the past and present of these nations and show how the past may influence or interact with the world today. A particular focus is given to countries which until 2006 were part of Yugoslavia and is immortalized what remains of his socialist period, a period that has left in these lands significant traces of relations with the Soviet Union. In the project also have been immortalized some ‘Spomenik’. The "Spomenik" memorials are reminders of bloody battles and thousands of deaths in the concentration camps. They were part of the celebratory program of the Yugoslav government, in an attempt to show the strength of the Socialist Republic through a strong visual impact. It shows how ideology has interpreted the idea of commemorating the fallen, in a totally opposite way to the memorials we are used to; the Spomenik are totems that through their abstract figurative language, recalling shapes and organic shapes like petals, crystals or flowers totally immersed in the nature.They are a great testimony of a macabre chapter of world history that is not always remembered with due importance; at the same time are unique sculptures and architectural works of their kind. Architecture, landscapes and portraits are captured in different seasons, from summer to winter. The nations that you see portrayed are Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Romania, Moldova and Transnistria.