Segments

Segments: Cities in Time, Light and Motion is a groundbreaking photographic monograph with a distinctive approach. In this remarkable book, Buenos Aires–based Argentine photographer Sergio Castiglione, renowned for his photographic work and trained as an architect, presents a captivating collection of images showcasing some of Europe’s most storied cities. What truly sets these photographs apart is their remarkable ability to transcend time as they are meticulously composed from segmented shots captured at different moments. The resulting images possess both aesthetic dynamism and philosophical ingenuity, captivating viewers through the evocative power of familiar urban landscapes seen through an expert architectural lens while also prompting us to reconsider our temporal existence, the layered passage of time, and the ever-evolving nature of the cities we inhabit and the lives we lead within them.

 Featuring enlightening texts by the architectural professor Victor Deupi, author Alejandro G. Roemmers, and the artist Fabiana Barreda, Segments: Cities in Time, Light and Motion is a distinctive, original volume that takes us on a journey through some of Europe’s great cities, encouraging us to regard our surroundings with a fresh perspective, a heightened awareness of time, and a deeper sensitivity to the spaces we inhabit.

An architect and a fine art photographer, Sergio Castiglione has conducted creative art and art management activities as assistant curator for the exhibition of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the National Academy of Fine Arts in 1985 and for the Palanza Award in 1986. He wrote for the architecture publications of El Cronista and La Nación newspapers and Summa and D&D magazines from 1986 to 1990. Between 1990 and 1993, while living abroad, he became correspondent in Europe and the USA. 
 

He has visited cities throughout the world and has captured in his photos the trait that made each of them unique from his artistic viewpoint. Sergio was the editor of Arquis, the magazine of the School of Architecture for Universidad de Palermo between 1993 and 1999. He was also co-author of Estancias Argentinas published in 1996 and curator of the exhibition “Madera, Acero y Piedra – Arquitectura y Diseño Finlandés de los 90” at the Buenos Aires National Fine Arts Museum. He received the photography award “Ventanas al Futuro” in 2014 sponsored by Parex Group and CAyC. 

Mr. Castiglione has two books published: Espejos Urbanos - Otra forma de mirar Buenos Aires (2014) and Momentum – Intersections in sports (2017), both declared of cultural interest by the Buenos Aires City Legislature and sponsored by the Law of Patronage of the City of Buenos Aires.

He has participated in a number of group and solo exhibitions at Buenos Aires, La Plata and Rosario in Argentina; Florianopolis, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo in Brazil; Montreal, Canada; Mumbay, India; Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Miami, New York, Palm Beach and Washington in the USA; Livorno, Lucca Milan and Viareggio in Italy; and Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. He currently lives and works in Buenos Aires, Argentina.