TIMELESS

Timeless - Collector Edition

Book + Platinum Print
Edition: 50 copies and 5 artist proofs
Museum-quality tritone high-resolution printing in Italy
Paper matte PhoenixMotion Xantur 170 gsm
Hardcover binding with tipped-in image on the cover
Custom made Clamshell Box in black cloth
Handmade Platinum print “City Tree” of 30x30 cm (image size)

“Timeless” is an exclusive monograph of fine art photography in black and white of the city of Venice, by fine artist Rafael Rojas, Master Hasselblad 2014 photographer.

The photographic plates contained in the book tackle the subject matter from an artistic and strongly personal point of view, with the aim of transcending a merely documentary photographic approach to Venice. The photographs frequently focused on intimate details, lesser-known areas of the city, and very personal interpretations of better-known locales, are subtle, sometimes minimalistic, highly atmospheric, and filled with a sense of silence, calm and timeless character.

In this artbook, the city of Venice becomes a visual metaphor for the duality of time. On one hand, there is a timeless character that seems to reign over the entire place. Due to the lack of references and its uniqueness, Venice seems to be an architectural mirage that defies the conventions of reality and seems to have been there since the origins of this world. On the other hand, Venice is the perfect metaphor for the passing of time, for change, for decay, for the ephemeral existence of a banal world anchored to reality.