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Old Shanghai: Memories Suspended in the Folds of Time; <\/strong>The Last Breath of the Lilong: Visual Chronicle of a Vanishing City<\/b><\/h4>
A Photographic Dialogue\u00a0<\/b>between Millennial Tradition and Urban Gigantism<\/b><\/h6>

In the shadow of the glass and steel skyscrapers that define the world\u2019s most futuristic skyline, a beating heart of ancient stories survives. \u201cOld Shanghai\u201d<\/b> is a deep visual investigation carried out among the narrow alleys, the so-called lilong<\/i>, where life still flows at a rhythm that seems to ignore the frenzy of modernity. Through my lens, I documented the resilient soul of the \"old\" metropolis, crystallizing in each shot the intimacy of a domestic everyday life that spills out into the streets. I wanted to tell of the silent resistance of a neighborhood fighting not to be swallowed by progress, turning every shot into an act of preserving historical and human memory.<\/p>

A Visual Narrative Between Nostalgia and Survival<\/b><\/h6>