Between Walls

Between Walls observes the quiet tension of Manchester’s urban edges, capturing fleeting gestures and traces of life in overlooked transitional spaces. The project consists of 35 photographs shot on 35mm film.

Francesco Quarato (b. 1991) is an Italian photographer whose work focuses on the quiet tension between people, urban space, and the small, often overlooked rituals of everyday life. His practice is rooted in a slow, contemplative approach to street photography, where observation becomes a form of listening.
Quarato is drawn to the fragile, ephemeral nature of ordinary moments — what he calls “the subtle choreography of the unremarkable.” He works mostly with 35mm film, allowing the constraints of the medium to guide his pace, his distance, and his attention.

His imagery often explores the relationship between individuals and the environments they inhabit: walls, thresholds, yards, and transitional spaces become silent protagonists. In these places, he seeks traces of human presence, gestures that are neither decisive nor dramatic, but revealing in their simplicity.
Across his projects, Quarato pursues a coherent visual language: muted palettes, balanced compositions, and a sense of suspended time. His photographs aim not to document events, but to evoke a mental and emotional posture — a way of seeing that elevates the everyday into something poetic and resonant.

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