“Known by Sight” examines an increasingly frequent situation in the contemporary urban context: apartment buildings with opposite windows way too close. Views that don’t show the city or the landscape, but someone else’s life nearby. Neighbors who don’t formally know each other but can make long descriptions about each other’s daily habits.
This project was developed through the contact with dwellers from more than 50 apartments, chosen by chance, in narrow streets from Porto Alegre – Brazil. The idea was to counterpoint views and points of view, always visiting apartments on both sides os the street. The dwellers testimonies were collected in informal chats and complement the images, revealing these unique relationships established in the city.
Title: Known by Sight
Autor: Letícia Lampert
Publisher: Incompleta
Tiragem: 1000
Ano: 2018
First edition
Number of pages: 152
Number of photos: 84
Size: 18 x 24 x 2,5 cm
