Do we look through, or do we look at?
Do we perceive reality, or only its layers?

“The Echo of the City - Layers of Perception” extends a visual and conceptual path first initiated with the series Through the Window, Life. While that earlier work explored the world through reflections and transparency, this new series deepens the inquiry, adding new strata of perception and abstraction.

The city is never shown directly. It is refracted, diffused, multiplied, until its essence becomes an echo: elusive, fragmented, yet profoundly resonant. Glass, water, condensation, and reflective surfaces act as mediators between the world and the eye, fragmenting reality and revealing hidden dimensions. Everyday thresholds, a windowpane merging two realities, a rain puddle turning asphalt into a galaxy, the distortion of glass transforming a simple conversation into abstraction, become metaphors for the multiplicity of perception.

The work reveals strong affinities with painting: its use of color and light evokes impressionist atmospheres and the vibrational depth of abstraction. These photographs are not mere documents of the city, but canvases of fleeting impressions where reality dissolves into perception.

Far from documenting Paris, or any city, in a literal sense, “The Echo of the City” uncovers urban poetry, fragile illusions, and the subtle interplay between presence and absence.

Do we look through, or do we look at?
Do we perceive reality, or only its layers?