In “Winter Stories”, Paolo Ventura creates an imaginative series of photographs depicting nostalgic scenes that arise from the mind of an old circus performer as he looks back on his life. Rather than dramatic events, the invented character recalls images of an everyday life, though they feature the bizarre and fantastical: tightrope walkers, sword swallowers, stilt walkers, and fire eaters. Using his own childhood memories of Italy, miniature figures, and sets of flea market props photographed to appear life-size, Paolo built a haunting, deceptive, and beautiful world with his own hands.

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