LAURIE VITI
Architectural drama in the French Riviera

This buildings, called "Le point du jour", were built in the 70's for Algeria's returnees. There are located in Saint-laurent-du Var, on the French Riviera, just near the city of Nice. All of them had to disappear quickly but they're still here, like a shantytown between the sea and the mountains. When I moved in Saint-Laurent-du Var, ten years ago, it stunished me such buildings were there, out of time, in the city center. I'm still fascinated by their typical symmetrical and repeated patterns but also by the colours and the unique shapes. The architecture makes this area a door opened on a foreigner country, impossible to describe. A new project should put au end to this human and architectural drama in a few months or years but now, construction cranes working all over the city are not there. Whatever, I shot this buildings to document architectural and social history of the city.

Author
I was a journalist for 15 years, working on social, cultural and scientific subjects. Now I'm 41 and I start a new life, writing for childs and making pictures with a Fujifilm XT-30. Shooting is another way to tell stories but also to think.

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instagram account : lauriechiaraviti

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