Ruïnes van de Villa Adriana te Tivoli before 1907

Edizione Brogi’s photograph, ‘Ruïnes van de Villa Adriana te Tivoli’, captures the architectural and natural landscape in muted tones. The photo presents a symmetrical composition of the ruins of a villa. You know, looking at this image, I'm thinking about the nature of ruins, and how photography captures time. It's as though the camera is an archeological tool. The photo is a conversation between the artist and the subject, an exchange of ideas and feelings. It feels like the artist is asking: "What is it like to be this crumbling place, slowly returning to the earth?" The cool thing about ruins is how they remind us that everything changes and the human need to preserve memory. This image captures that feeling of being in the presence of something that has lasted longer than we will.