Simulacra published in New York Times Lens Blog

27/08/2009 · 13251 comment2009-08-27+17%3A01%3A48Massimo+Cristaldi

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Simulacra has been published in the NYTimes “Lens Blog”.

JAMES ESTRIN Writes:

“Simulacra of simulacra,” is how Massimo Cristaldi describes his photographs of small roadside votive altars in Sicily — “overwhelmed by galloping globalization and by general indifference.” The nighttime photographs are mysterious and haunting.

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