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Review by Stefania Biamonti

Here, two visions co-exist. At one point they are complementary, while at others they find themselves in glaring contrast Santioli brings his expertise to bear on Brazil’scapital –
the only city to be included on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the 20th century – with a keen sense of perception, taking no detail for granted. The tuscan photographer immerses himself here, investigating the city’s unique system of architecture in both color and monochrome tones, using compositional techniques that include vast scenes while working on the minutest of details, fantastical reflections and wild perspectives, distorted lines and magnificently large structures where human presence is either scare or fully absent.A significant entry in the chapters on world architecture with its 7Km wave per segment and its functional sub-divisions, Brasilia represents an impressive combination of man-made grandeur, open space and vibrancy, an environment Santioli embraces and one in which he seems to thrive. The theme of the manufactured landscape is, in both series, a token of a constantly evolving city…and on that has the ability to accurately mirror teh photographer’s inner state at the time.