A ghostly portrait of an untenanted Venice

In these stark black-and-white photographs, gallerist and photographer Mario Peliti (born 1958) transforms our perceptions of Venice. All the pictures were taken under the same lighting conditions, with no people. The lack of human presence induces the viewer to reflect on the city’s possible fate as a city with no inhabitants.

Photographer(s): Mario Peliti
Text by: Alain Fleischer, Franco Mancuso