Apocalypse is Revelation

Modern society's blind faith in its own methods, in technology, and in the endless possibilities for development appear to be the Achilles' heel of our future. An infinite number of catastrophes could be waiting in a single beat of a butterfly's wings. Perhaps we are crossing a bridge suspended between two great voids and at both ends we can see what look like the glaring lights of a celebration. The “Apocalypse is Revelation” project originates from the duality of my relationship of attraction/fear with this fragile calling. I started off with photos of houses, silos and structures that I captured while travelling around the world. To this I added water, a recurring theme in my photographs. Water, that nurtured the first glimmers of life on earth, often reminds us of its impermanence. And the word “Apokálypsis” in Ancient Greek means precisely “revelation”. I wanted to instill my images with a sense of calm and silence, the sensation that pervades us when we understand something bigger than we are. It is also a promise of hope. Small, yet significant. Like that of a little girl, my daughter, who looks out to every horizon.