TOKYO-2018

Seoul Bridges

  • Photographer
    Manuel Alvarez Diestro
  • Agency / Studio
    Manuel Alvarez Diestro
  • Technical Info
    Nikon 800d With Nikkor 70-200 Zoom Lenses
  • Photo Date
    Aug/2016

Seoul Bridges is a photographic work about the 27 bridges crossing the Han River in Seoul's metropolis. I was fascinated with the monumentality and massiveness of the supporting structures through pillars and beams and the receding perspective that they generate. Each bridge has its distinctive design qualities which create different vistas. The grandiosity of the supporting structures in the river and the spaces they create also generate a mysterious quality that inspired me to conduct the work, as we no longer see their main function, which is to connect people across the metropolis.

Manuel Alvarez Diestro (Spain, 1972) is a visual artist working with photography and film. His main interest is to explore mankind place in the landscape and in the contemporary city. He currently lives in Seoul, South Korea.