a virtual city made up of many fragments of various cities. It 'is the objective that the German photographer Peter Bialobrzeskie has arisen at the time to document the new Asian metropolis. A photographic journey that became a book published by contrast, "light Tigers", is now an exhibition will be staged on the streets of Milan in Cinisello Balsamo from 18 May to 13 July. Kilgore Bialobrzeskie met at the International Center of Photography form of Milan, and the photographer told us his understanding of the urban photography: "A city - said in impeccable English - shooting in different ways, depending to what are your intentions. The essence is to capture the sense of place , not just a specific city, but about the idea of city. My dream - added the photographer - was to find a quality that would combine all the city, the idea of \u200b\u200bnot just one city, but a virtual city made up of fragments of various cities . "An attempt that, looking at pictures of "Tigers of light," Kilgore appears to us to be fully successful, both in finding a common link between Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bangkok or Singapore, but in the dream-like dimension that the long exposure and use a camera Large size Bialobrzeskie give the shots.
Asia, with the frenetic growth of the new metropolis, the photographer has offered material for his research, which he also read from a social point of view: "It 's a phenomenon especially Asia, because here there was a great growing middle class that did not exist before. And the development of the city reflects the economic situation of these nations." A dynamism that is also evident in light bursts from urban areas: "The energy of a city - said Bialobrzeskie - is reflected in the issue of light. I wanted to find and photograph transform the energy of these cities . And the control of light, which in some shots of the German photographer is so perfect that it seems even simpler - when in fact it is enormously complex - is one of the reasons why working with the large-format, which allows, through put of 4 or 8 minutes, to "gather all the details of light .
The technical component is one of the elements that characterize the work of every photographer, but Bialobrzeskie alone is not enough . "It 's necessary - he said - to know the technical possibilities, but you also know how to bend the technology to get what you want. Should have in mind in advance what you want to be out of stock. The way I work is to anticipate the possibilities. "
When people think of urban images in Italy the most popular name is to Gabriele Basilico now became an international star thanks to his work on the views of the city. "With Basil - admitted Bialobrzeskie - I share a strong project idea. He is very interested in the structure of the city, a pure structure, but in which people never appear. But I work to make the idea inhabited city, use the coincidences related to the life of the city. I also worked as a photojournalist - added the artist - and I'm still looking for unexpected things: when I find a recovery point, the possibilities of the situation. " Also in the picture Bialobrezski, however, the buildings and the urban fabric are the focus and the human figure, as this, plays a prominent role not . "I think people - told us - as people, not as individuals. But even as those who live their lives within the structures of advanced architectural photographer." But if we ask him if its cities are "non-places" the answer is clear: No, I'm just a different kind of place, of 'very much places' . A definition that we like very much.
