Liquid Cities

In this series of images shot in several countries, Gustavo Minas uses the concept of “Liquid Modernity”, by Zygmunt Bauman, to deal with the transitory nature of contemporary cities and the transformations in human relations which result from it. These images are an attempt to captures multiple layers of reality, defined by different personal needs of multiple socioeconomic groups. The photo locations are often places of passage, or non-places, built to reinforce, in the name of fear and security, isolation, alienation and dehumanization in social and cultural relations. The images show that the contemporary city does not have a single, linear landscape configuration and this plurality is further accentuated by the ubiquitous speed of technology. This project has been shortlisted for Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2023.