I like the remnants in the image. It's almost ghost-like, that the city is there even if you are not. Haunting would probably be a better word to describe it. Luca Campigotto captures that throughout the book but this is what stayed with me. I'm surprised I took this book out of the library because I really like looking at people, wondering what their story is, what they are thinking, the tragedy of their lives. Even though there are few people in his work I still get that vibe from him (I'm also in love with his color schemes and could go off for hours just on his coloring in all the photos, but I will resist).
Campigotto was born in Venice, Italy in 1962. He has a masters in modern history, and I can see that in his work. Which instantly makes the ghosts in his images make sense. Ghosts are all around us like past friendships and things like that, not necessarily dead but just gone. And just like in this image parts are gone like the cars or the figure on the sidewalk but the majority is still here.
This is one of the more extream versions of the light trails in his work in "Gotham City", but some of his images have no light trails but are abandoned buildings or bridges at night. While the people are not seen, and no "ghosts" are present the building is still there, giving it a haunting feel. From what I found Campigotto has worked all over the globe, but interestingly enough he mentions Easter Island as one of his research projects in his biography. This site is the epitome of people being gone but the structures still standing.
His history background also gives me the vibe of wanting to document. As seen by photographing the same bridge time and time again, but different years. So I feel like this book is almost like a personal journal in the sense of documenting time and changes, but also a statement of how quick a moment lasts before it becomes a ghost.
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