Evidence Of Hands On Stone

Since 1989, I have been photographing the architectural landscape of Italy, exploring the visual splendor of its religious, public and vernacular structures. These photographs began as a way of looking closely – at surfaces shaped by time, weather, and human touch. Stone holds a record of presence, even when the people are long gone, but leaving behind the evidence of patient application of hands on stone, allowing extraordinary things to be created from ordinary materials.