{"product_id":"francesco-lusa-the-tree-which-has-been-struck-3-times-by-lightning","title":"Francesco Lusa - The Tree Which Has Been Struck 3 Times by Lightning","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Article\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-type=\"text\" id=\"7855\" class=\"Article-block Article-block--text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Measure\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"RichText\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Article-block Article-block--text\" id=\"12517\" data-type=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Measure\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"RichText\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content un-reset\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description-text\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description-text\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"swiper-button-next swiper-button-disabled\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"swiper-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide-active\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"about\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Originally started as a mere wandering around an exotic location, the project had a turning point when I portrayed a gentleman cleaning an empty parking lot between a lake and a vast industrial area.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat ecstatic moment allowed me to realize the importance of what was happening and pushed me to start a historical and aesthetic research that lasted about six years.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The Tree Which Has Been Struck 3 Times by Lightning”\u003c\/strong\u003e is a story about Lithuania narrated by a non-Lithuanian photographer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDuring the production of this work I was interested in several topics such as the industrialisation process during the Soviet occupation that led to the urban and social development of the territory itself, the economic crisis after the nation’s independence, the crime that marked the history of the area in the 90s and the wounds left by the Soviet regime to the nation and its people.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI was also deeply fascinated by the confrontation \/ clash between generations, not too distant in terms of time but profoundly different in desires and hopes for their future, the strength that accompanies young people in the challenge of life and their unconscious naturalness that transmits vitality even in the darkest moments.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe curiosity and the desire to find something I could relate to in a place so far from where I come, guided me through the path. Working on this project has been a way to approach a culture that did not belong to me but became an integral part of my existence.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2021 the project won a research grant from the Lithuanian Council for Culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eSoftcover\u003cbr\u003e200×260 mm\u003cbr\u003e88 pages\u003cbr\u003e52 photographs\u003cbr\u003eSelf published, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row product-detail-custom-fields-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-10 col-lg-6\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Measure\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Safelight Berlin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43847260635400,"sku":"FRANCESCOLUSA","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1713\/2215\/products\/Untitled-1_9a5ed43a-686d-4f23-b337-86cd6b05ee72.jpg?v=1671290401","url":"https:\/\/safelightberlin.com\/it\/products\/francesco-lusa-the-tree-which-has-been-struck-3-times-by-lightning","provider":"Safelight Berlin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}