LUÍ S CA RVA LHA L
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In May 2014 I unexpectedly made two trips in succession. I had long planned a road trip to Marvão an area in east Alentejo, Portugal, right on the spanish border, opposite to Lisbon where I live. At the time I did not know that I would be going to London the following week. Marvão has several historic and natural attractions and yet is not over populated or overrun by tourists. It remains a very quiet place where one is still able to enjoy a relaxing time. Even during the summer months, when temperatures often go higher than 40ºC. So I relaxed and certainly took some photos as I always do. Then that unexpected trip to London happened. Whilst walking through the city and as I began to photograph, I felt my eyes drawn not only to the constant organized chaos but also at unexpected similarities between London and the placid, sun-drenched village where I had been a week before. A world capital, a metropolis with no time to stop and a rural hilly region of Portugal, under scorching summer heat where time seems to pace ever so slightly slower. The result is this set of images that enjoy a dialog throughout the pages of this book never intending to enforce any direct correlations. Luís Carvalhal, 2020
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2020