asmara

Marco Barbon by Clémentine Larroumet

We already knew Marco Barbon’s work, notably a series of photographs he had taken in Asmara. His photography deeply touched us and we were lucky enough to meet him through another photographer friend. Capturing images of Asmara was both an achievement and a big risk for Marco.

Eritrea, a tiny, little-known country in the Horn of Africa has a turbulent history and was still inaccessible to tourists when Marco decided to travel there. He came back with some amazing Polaroids, pictures in sun-bleached color of a ghost town that looked like a film set.

Marco had already published Asmara Dream with Editions Filigranes; we wanted to complement this magnificent series of pictures with something in the collection and we chose around 40 new images together. The book is beautifully sensitive and very poetic.

YEAR OF BIRTH 1972 PLACE OF BIRTH Roma, Italia EDUCATION PhD in Aesthetics of Photography PROFESSION Photographer and teacher FAVORITE MEDIUM Photography PASSION Travels and my daughter ROLE MODEL Leonard Cohen FAVORITE ARTIST Edward Hopper

Portraits de Villes is a collection of books, where an artist is given carte blanche to illustrate a city of his / her choice. Each book is a unique journey, guided by the singular gaze of an artist.