A few days before Raul Castro’s resignation, great headlines were written in the international press. “The end of an era”. “A historic transition”. “A generational shift”.
One could imagine such an event would be treated as a milestone.
But nothing happened.
A short speech was given on television, and life went on, undisturbed. The 19th of April was a day like any other in Cuba.
The political world appeared to be considered by locals as a separate universe, fully dissociated from their daily struggles.
How can hope subsist when you know tomorrow will be the same as today ?
Philippe Sarfati is a french architect and independant photographer.
After graduating, he moved from Paris to Rotterdam, to work as an architect with a dutch firm. In the following year, his photography series 'Territories', infusing architecture photography with street photography methods, was selected in several international photography competitions and festivals, and he established himself as a photographer.
He is now working full-time on a photography book centered on this project.
Awards Sony World Photography Awards 2019
Winner, Open competition, Architecture
Main Exhibition - Somerset House, London, UK
Apr 20, 2019 - May 6, 2019
Traveling Exhibition - Multiple destinations in Japan, South Korea, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and more.
URBAN Photo Awards 2019
Selected for exhibition in Trieste Photo Days
Exhibition - DRAW, Trieste, Italy
Sept 20, 2019 - Nov 24, 2019
Archifoto 2019
Selected for projection
Exhibition - Maison Européenne de l’Architecture, Strasbourg, France
Sept 13, 2019 - Oct 16, 2019
Minimalist Photography Awards 2019
Honorary Mention
