In general, we tend to underrate the immediate places we inhabit as photography objects/subjects. However, they are in constant change, which we often lightly embrace. This paradox is worthy of contemplation and reflection. Perhaps these transformations seemed acceptable to us until, later on, we see them represented in a photograph. In those moments, the present confronts the past, and we acknowledge their differences. Therefore, I have decided to explore my hometown, Louriceira, and my relationship with it, documenting its gradual disappearance and resignation. Taking the present as a starting point and without dismissing any heritage of
memory, I wanted to emphasize the crisis in rural daily life that evoke my concern. Despite attempts at preservation and modernization, the site tends not to endure, and I am distressed by the 'disappearance' of the village where I grew up. I seek an ontological understanding of space, where the relationship between person and place, place and person, is established, nourishing reflection on rural exodus. The visual evidence of deceleration, abandonment, and decay, observed through the peculiarities of ordinary life, draws my attention to this issue and is now documented in my work. It is a quiet village, lacking progress and ambition, and for these reasons, younger generations tend to leave. The narrative of the photographs wanders between opposing fields, encompassing themes of abandonment, destruction, and the possibilities of preservation. This project is not over, as I wish to follow and report further changes and maintenance in what surrounds me.
