Marzia Bianchi asks Romans: 'How long does love last?'

For Valentine's Day 2022, photographer Marzia Bianchi launched the project AMOR, walking through the streets of Rome to ask passersby a single existential question: 'How long does love last?' The resulting photographic series captures a wide range of responses, from a man grieving his daughter to women with broken hearts, nuns devoted to Jesus, and friends celebrating deep affection. Bianchi describes Rome as 'extremely romantic' and notes that after two years of pandemic isolation, it was refreshing to share intimacy with strangers. She concludes that love has no fixed measure—only a mutable quality—and suggests that even when relationships end, we might say 'love has changed' rather than 'love is gone.' The project is documented on her website marziabianchi.com. The article was published by Artribune, written by Giulia Ronchi.