Salva Lopez

Through this project I do not attempt to create a faithful portrait of their reality. Instead, I hope to recreate the reality of the experience of living with them. — Salva López

Spanish photographer Salva López documents the 5 years he spent with his grandparents in his poignant series Roig 26. Living in a tiny flat in central Barcelona, López slept in the very room where his grandmother was born decades before. From this stage of domestic history, a portrait is painted of Jóse and Marina, their daily lives and patterns washed in soft light and quiet words. Though he acknowledges that his familial archetypes exist in a world of roles and customs foreign to him, Lopez’s view is one of a compassionate participant, full of ever-present love and understanding for those who represent a part of himself.

Salva Lopez

Salva Lopez

Salva Lopez

Salva Lopez

Salva Lopez

Salva Lopez

Salva Lopez

Salva Lopez

Salva Lopez

Salva Lopez

Salva Lopez

This post was contributed by photographer and Feature Shoot Editorial Assistant Jenna Garrett.

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