Planalto Mirandes

In these photos, he tells the story of Planalto Mirandes, a region in north-eastern Portugal that offered him hospitality for nine months. In Planalto, the eye lazes serenely over shrubs and is free to wander through boundless spaces in a land of bright, dazzling colours, with the scent of hay and amber, where time has taken a pause and space seeks rest. There are no obstacles on the horizon, he is miles away from the cities: from those dreadful concrete flows, from the war theatres of lights and horns, from vacuous, undefined and transient lives. Silence accompanies the days and transports him to places populated by a sacred stillness, where the waters flow abundantly and freely and the concert of nature plays its part. Lichens, small but important environmental indicators, adorn and cling to the trees like sentinels of the air.