Architecture 3rd place winner

My latest photo series, “On the Periphery,” explores the aesthetic and utilitarian effect of architecture in and around parts of Los Angeles that are less visited by the general public. Minimalistic in nature and inspired by abstract expressionism and graphic design, it represents a coming to terms with my hometown by shooting subjects that I find beautiful for their vibrant colors and clean lines but are simultaneously devoid of obvious signs of life and exude a feeling of emptiness. The result is a homage to ‘The City,’ combined with a hidden desire to escape to another place or perhaps another time.

Sinziana Velicescu is a photographer and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a B.A. in Comparative Literature and Film. Her photography explores human intervention with nature in landscapes that have undergone political, social, or environmental change. Her work has been shown locally at such galleries as Think Tank Gallery, Robert Berman Gallery, and Almost Holden Collective, and nationally at the Soho Photo Gallery in New York City, Black Box Gallery in Portland, and Darkroom Gallery in Maine. Believing strongly that a photograph often fails to provide a truthful representation of its subject, Sinziana uses careful composition to produce a clean, uncluttered, and simultaneously abstracted perception of reality. Sinziana also currently works at Standard Vision, where she conceptualizes and creates live-action content for the company’s architectural media facades.