Venice’s Beachfront Balconies Look Like Boxes Of Candy

Venice’s Beachfront Balconies Look Like Boxes Of Candy

“Behind the Edge” is an eye-popping series by photographer Luigui Bonaventura, who shoots the brightly-hued balconies of hotels in Jesolo Beach, a small coastal town outside of Venice. The pastel facades look like meticulously arranged boxes of salt water taffy.

The colours and symmetry verge on delicious. Bonaventura says the point of the project is to make people look at these buildings from a different perspective:

The real mission is to show each structure as its Platonic ideal: that is, as the architect imagined it, not as it all too often looks in real life and mixing colour encourage your own imagination around the picture.

These hotels are a far cry from the rundown, retro motels that dot most beachfronts. The upkeep must be a full-time job — but as these cotton candy-coloured images attest, it’s worth it to keep the awnings, porches, and windows looking good enough to eat. [Luigi Bonaventura via DesignTaxi]

Venice’s Beachfront Balconies Look Like Boxes Of Candy


Venice’s Beachfront Balconies Look Like Boxes Of Candy


Venice’s Beachfront Balconies Look Like Boxes Of Candy


Venice’s Beachfront Balconies Look Like Boxes Of Candy


Venice’s Beachfront Balconies Look Like Boxes Of Candy



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