APROAPE
Öland, Sweden
2021
Aproape is a series of images I took to illustrate a personal essay written by Ruxandra Patrascu Maian on love, break-ups, and how every separation can actually teach us to love.
The photographs and the essay were part of Aproape, a Romanian project, part of the INTRO cultural project, co-financed by AFCN and implemented by the cultural association Frilensar.ro together with Inclusiv.ro.
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