Gabriel Kovats
Youth without old age and life without death
These photographs have been taken in recent years in the extreme southeast of Romania. The geographical area called Dobrogea is characterized by undeveloped and isolated villages, inhabited by a mix of ethnicities, where access to modern life is slowed down due to poverty. Here activities are mainly carried outside the small and colorful houses. Children grow up with domestic animals in a community where work is appreciated, from childhood to deep old age. Time has stopped in another era; the rhythm of life is dictated by daily labor and the cycle of seasons. Here the children still have innocence in their looks, even if they act and behave like adults. Days pass the same, both for the elderly and for children. They all have the same age and worries.