Thomas Quintavalle's Dreamland: A Decade of Berlin Street Photography
Photographer Thomas Quintavalle presents "Dreamland", a collection of 74 photographs capturing Berlin life from 2009 to 2019. The project documents the city's constant transformation through its inhabitants, blending vitality, melancholy, eroticism, sweetness, urban unease, and serene oases. Quintavalle, who uses a wheelchair, describes photography as a means to achieve freedom and reconcile with daily life. His approach is painterly and non-judgmental, aiming to reflect Berlin's disorder, harshness, tolerance, and magic. The work is a silent conversation between the photographer and the city's residents, who come from around the world to live in this "promise of Europe."
Key facts
- Thomas Quintavalle is a photographer specializing in street photography and corporate photography.
- Dreamland is a photographic project set in Berlin from 2009 to 2019.
- The project consists of 74 photographs.
- Quintavalle uses a wheelchair and finds freedom through photography.
- The work aims to capture Berlin's continuous transformation through its inhabitants.
- The photographer describes his approach as painterly and without judgment.
- Berlin is portrayed as a 'middle ground' for people from all over the world.
- The project was featured on Artribune in April 2021.
Entities
Artists
- Thomas Quintavalle
Institutions
- Artribune
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany