Praha 14.09.1991
Union Editions
21 x 29,7 cm, 130 Glossy Pages
Perfect Bound, Limited Edition of 150 Copies
All the Photos Were Shot in One Day
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aprile 2025
"A settembre del ’91 decisi di continuare ad esplorare l’Europa, le tappe erano Budapest, poi Vienna e Praga dal 4 al 18. Dalla seconda scappai dopo pochi giorni, non era il tipo di città che cercavo, troppo perfetta. Invece Budapest e Praga, avevano entrambe un fascino più interessante. Appena arrivato a Praga presi la metro per il centro, all’uscita trovai un ragazzo che vendeva riviste porno in un banchetto, decisi di chiedergli dove poter andare a dormire, mi indicò un posto a poco prezzo, dove alloggiavano universitari. La maggior parte degli studenti erano in vacanza. In quel mese era un enorme casermone vuoto, tante piccole stanze rettangolari, una minuscola finestra, un letto, un comodino ed una radio con una sola frequenza che trasmetteva musica classica. Pagai duemila lire al giorno, in korune erano ancora meno. Cominciai a girare la città, vidi alcune locandine, ci sarebbe stata una manifestazione pro immigrati, contro i nazisisti e la vivisezione. Si svolgeva in un isolotto vicino a uno dei ponti, c’era musica.
Passai un’intera giornata a fotografare".
Fabio Sgroi
"In September of ’91, I decided to continue exploring Europe. The stops were Budapest, then Vienna, and Prague from the 4th to the 18th. I escaped the second one after just a few days; it wasn’t the type of city I was looking for—too perfect. Instead, both Budapest and Prague had a more interesting charm. As soon as I arrived in Prague, I took the subway to the center. At the exit, I found a guy selling porn magazines from a stand. I decided to ask him where I could sleep; he pointed me to a cheap place where university students stayed. Most of the students were on vacation. During that month, it was like a huge empty barracks many small rectangular rooms, a tiny window, a bed, a nightstand, and a radio with a single frequency that played classical music. I paid two thousand lire a day, which was even less in koruna. I began to explore the city and saw some posters: a pro-immigrant, anti-Nazi, and anti-vivisection demonstration was going to take place. It was held on a small island near one of the bridges. There was music. I spent the entire day taking photographs".
Fabio Sgroi