Venezia Bianca

Celebrating Venice under the snow, the Wilmotte Foundation, in collaboration with the Circolo Fotografico la Gondola and the Archives of the Querini Stampalia Foundation - for the Luigi Ferrigno collection - is presenting 49 black and white images entitled "Venezia bianca".

Celebrating Venice under the snow, the Wilmotte Foundation, in collaboration with the Circolo Fotografico la Gondola and the Archives of the Querini Stampalia Foundation - for the Luigi Ferrigno collection - is presenting 49 black and white images entitled "Venezia bianca".

In Venice, snow is literally an extraordinary event. It transforms the Serenissima and its many liquid ramifications into a fascinating landscape, often ephemeral as it is quickly 'erased' by the lagoon climate. When it snows, the snowflakes slowly descend on the city and its canals, diffusing the soft, diaphanous light of the winter sun. The moored gondolas are dressed in blankets of brilliant snow, just as the roofs of the palaces and the bridges become magical, luminous walkways. Only the soft, dull sound of footsteps in the snow breaks the silence of the city. As for the Grand Canal, it becomes a ribbon of silver winding through the centuries-old architecture. It's a suspended moment... the delicate snow marries the beauty of Venice, creating an unforgettable scene.

In Venice, snow is literally an extraordinary event. It transforms the Serenissima and its many liquid ramifications into a fascinating landscape, often ephemeral as it is quickly 'erased' by the lagoon climate. When it snows, the snowflakes slowly descend on the city and its canals, diffusing the soft, diaphanous light of the winter sun. The moored gondolas are dressed in blankets of brilliant snow, just as the roofs of the palaces and the bridges become magical, luminous walkways. Only the soft, dull sound of footsteps in the snow breaks the silence of the city. As for the Grand Canal, it becomes a ribbon of silver winding through the centuries-old architecture. It's a suspended moment... the delicate snow marries the beauty of Venice, creating an unforgettable scene.