STREET LIFE

There are moments so ordinary, like waiting at a red light, that nevertheless linger in our memory—a banal image occupying precious space in our brains. Unremarkable scenes, existing for just a fleeting moment, can carry a subtle disturbance that we might not notice at first glance. In photographic theory, Roland Barthes describes this phenomenon with the concept of the "punctum"—those images we don’t filter out but rather store in our imaginary archive.Petra Polli focuses precisely on these images in her artistic exploration. We move through a city, perceiving images that quickly fade until they completely vanish from our awareness. Yet, some details cling to us and become part of our memory.Petra Polli’s works remarkably reflect how content and artistic technique can condition each other, and how one can mirror the other.