Giovanna Silva / Palmyrah design both literal and conceptual are

both literal and conceptual are used as a tool to begin to highlight the still images ability to reference time

It is an intimate portrait of youthful innocence that reveals a play with clothes

After ‘Terribly Awesome Photo Books’ and ‘Incredibly Small Photo Books’

and so movement is created in each image

Giovanna Silva / Palmyrah design both literal and conceptual areGiovanna Silva captured the long gone glory of Palmyra, a legendary hotel in Baalbek, Lebanon. She leads us through old and charming rooms that breathe out the once decadent soul of the hotel. Pale colours, wall cracks, the smell of old wooden furniture and Persian rugs take you on a journey into the past. At the same time, we feel the current presence of war and decay. Out of the windows of the Palmyra one can see the ruins of the ancient Roman