Review of "Vilnius and Unfixed" 

 

 

 

"Vilnius and Unfixed" is a photo gallery by acclaimed Lithuanian photographer Kestusis Stoskus.

 

 

I enjoyed the photo gallery because of its contrasting use of light and dark in his photographs. Another striking feature of this photo gallery is the lack of people in the photographs, illustrating Stoskus's desire to convey the city instead of its inhabitants, including its architectural styles, which include Baroque, Gothic and Renaissance.

 

Possibly this is due to the fact that buildings are permanent structures, whereas most humans will be outlasted by the architecture that surrounds them. The fact that many shots are taken from pavement level make it easier to imagine ourselves taking the photo, to imagine the feel of our own hands on the camera, the bite of cold Lithuanian weather on our cheek.