Erieta Attali. Periphery

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Erieta Attali (*1966, Tel Aviv) has spent two decades examining the interplay between architecture and landscape at the world's edges. Her photography investigates how extreme conditions and challenging terrains compel humanity to reorient itself architecturally. This rigorous exploration has taken her across four continents, from Iceland to the Indian Ocean. In her work, Attali draws on ancient Greek cartology, where map edges signify the limits of the known world. Her poetic, metaphorical photographs present architecture as a natural feature, inseparable from its surroundings, creating visual maps of temporal and spatial transformations at the fringes of human existence. The photographic journey is enriched by contributions from various fields, including archaeology, architecture, and art history, reflecting the concept of geographical periphery. Based in New York and Paris, Attali holds a Ph.D. from the School of Architecture & Design, RMIT University in Melbourne. Her architectural work spans Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Australia. She is the co-author of "Glass Wood | Erieta Attali on Kengo Kuma," author of "Periphery: An Archaeology of Light," and co-author of "Marc Mimram: Structure | Light Landscapes of Gravity Through the Lens of Erieta Attali."