Tripoli through the lens of photographer Vincent Genet. Courtesy of the artist.
Tripoli is riding a creative wave. An enduring artistic muse in recent years, the city continues to reinvent itself — through music, literature, and now, a photographic fresco seen through the lens of Vincent Genet. In Fresque de Tripoli (Tripoli Fresco, Trans Photographic Press, 2024), Genet weaves together polyphonic texts and striking snapshots, capturing the city's raw vitality while reimagining it through a carefully composed visual narrative.Everyday objects, street scenes, the bustling port, facades with a thousand faces, traces of the old railway, nature reclaiming the city’s edges, children clutching their morning bread — his lens sweeps across Tripoli in a kaleidoscopic journey. Interspersed with collected words and personal reflections, the fresco tells the story of an artist’s love at first sight. Yet, beneath the evocative...
Tripoli is riding a creative wave. An enduring artistic muse in recent years, the city continues to reinvent itself — through music, literature, and now, a photographic fresco seen through the lens of Vincent Genet. In Fresque de Tripoli (Tripoli Fresco, Trans Photographic Press, 2024), Genet weaves together polyphonic texts and striking snapshots, capturing the city's raw vitality while reimagining it through a carefully composed visual narrative.Everyday objects, street scenes, the bustling port, facades with a thousand faces, traces of the old railway, nature reclaiming the city’s edges, children clutching their morning bread — his lens sweeps across Tripoli in a kaleidoscopic journey. Interspersed with collected words and personal reflections, the fresco tells the story of an artist’s love at first sight. Yet, beneath the...