WINTER HOLIDAYS (2011 - Ongoing)

Winter Holidays depicts a series of abandoned objects and out-of-order structures found in Pas de la Casa; a small, overpopulated town, situated in the Andorran Pyrenees between Spain and France. Hosting over five million tourists every year, this winter resort constitutes only another example of the many natural paradises colonised by humans for recreational purposes.

Since 2011, the author has travelled to this region during the peak season and photographed its changing landscape. While huge investments are made every year in the construction of new chair lifts and modern residential areas, certain structures no longer in use are left in the mountains due to its high removal costs. Meanwhile, the environmental damage caused throughout this protected mountain chain, threatens the survival of thousands of species inhabiting those peaks

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