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Luca Battaglia's "Ticket non remboursable" Transforms Carousels into Light Sculptures

Italian photographer Luca Battaglia's ongoing series, "Ticket non remboursable," uses long exposure to reimagine carousels, transforming them into abstract light forms rooted in childhood memories.

Battaglia employs long exposures of 20 to 30 seconds with neutral-density filters. This technique dissolves the carousel's recognizable structure into bands and rings of light, creating an almost architectural appearance. The movement of the rotating elements is captured as continuous lines, making the object itself difficult to identify while preserving the sense of motion.

The series is inspired by Battaglia's memories of a specific carousel from his Milanese childhood that has since disappeared. "Ticket non remboursable" (non-refundable ticket) reflects this theme of memory, circular journeys that lead nowhere, and the way past experiences resurface in new contexts.

The project, which includes over 50 photographs from various cities, forms an "imaginary constellation" connecting places through recurring structures and light. Battaglia photographs from a child's perspective, aiming to capture a suspended temporality and fix fleeting sensations.

While carousels are temporary by nature, Battaglia's long exposures do not preserve their literal appearance. Instead, the extended recording of movement causes details to vanish, transforming the carousels into altered, less familiar visual echoes of memory.

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