Travelling around different cities and walking down their streets, Anastasia concluded that watching a place’s everyday life is the best way to embrace its atmosphere.
Above: France
Above: France
After visiting a city’s markets, bars and other public places she starts feeling the spirit of the city.
Above: Germany
Above: Germany
Anastasia said that the final perception of a location stems from what we see and our associations.
Above: Belgium
Above: Belgium
This feeling became a foundation for her project called “Genius Loci.”
Above: Sweden
Above: Sweden
Ancient Romans considered Genius Loci to be a protective spirit of a place.
Above: Sweden, Upland
Above: Sweden, Upland
But in the modern sense this term describes a place’s unique atmosphere.
Above: Russia
Above: Russia
Each “house” on the picture is in fact a combination of other buildings.
Above: Russia. The other side of St.Petersburg
Above: Russia. The other side of St.Petersburg
Anastasia selected the most typical buildings for each city.
Above: Italy
Above: Italy
She believes that such art correctly reflects the atmosphere of different cities.
Above: Israel
Above: Israel
Anastasia Savinova was born in 1988 in Sverdlovsk, then the Soviet Union.
Above: Spain
Above: Spain
She graduated from Samara State Architectural University in 2011.
Above: the Netherlands
Above: the Netherlands
The artist lives and works in Umea, Sweden.
Above: Sweden, Norrland
Above: Sweden, Norrland
Above: Spain
Above: Sweden, Gotland
Above: Denmark, Copenhagen
