Photographic project on the traditional artisans of Venice. As the city of Venice and it's inhabitants are in decline, it... Read More
Photographic project on the traditional artisans of Venice. As the city of Venice and it's inhabitants are in decline, it becomes more difficult all the time for the artisans to stay alive an to keep working in their workshops. The mass tourism and the rise of the prices of real estate make it almost impossible to keep their businesses going. The amount of original Venetians inhabiting the city also declines and therefore the amount of clients gets reduced as well. Many tourists acquire their souvenirs from the junk shops and stalls selling cheap and fake products from China and Eastern Europe. Mask makers, Glasss blowers, Wood workers alls suffer. In the photograph one of the last artisanal shoemakers (caleghèri) in her workshop (bottega/laboratorio)