First Trip to Bologna 1978 / Last Trip to Venice 1985 illustration the kingdom of France ruled

the kingdom of France ruled on the rights of stationarii (copyists) and librarii (librairies

built and ‘natural’ environments

and revitalisation projects that so far have been keen to maintain the town’s true character

It was a journey through architecture

First Trip to Bologna 1978 / Last Trip to Venice 1985 illustration the kingdom of France ruledIn 1973, Seiichi Furuya left Japan for Europe on board of the Trans Siberian train. He arrived in Austria where he first settled in Vienna, before moving to Graz where he met Christine Gssler in 1978. From this day forward, he started photographing her, in the intimacy of their home in Graz but also during their travels abroad to Germany, England, Italyand Japan, their most distant destination. Christine studied art history and worked for the radio,