The [gone] Project brings together Rise Art photographer, Anastasia Fugger and her photographer friend, Carolina Pimenta. After an extended trip roaming through Mexico, the two photographers captured breathtaking images with an acute sense of perception and humour. Read on for a Q&A with Anastasia, ahead of her upcoming exhibition at TANK.TV!Tell us a little about the [gone] Project? The gone project is a long-term collaboration project I started in 2014 with my friend and photographer Carolina Pimenta. We always wanted to work together and we have had many discussions on ideas and projects to collaborate on. Since we both have a strong affinity for travelling and discovering new places, it seemed a natural route to follow. We wanted to create a project that would raise awareness and capture the authentic truth of the country we were exploring, simultaneously creating a place where our individual perspectives are portrayed as one piece of work. And so the [gone] Project was born. The idea is to fuse both photographic eyes in the same place at the same time and create a diary of images that stand side by side. By always displaying our images as duos, we allow a visual dialogue to emerge between the common reflections of experience that we share during our journey. [gone] Mexico is now the first series of the [gone] Project. It’s a selection of images we took during a month long excursion through Mexico from the Yucatan Peninsula to Chiapas all the way down to the pacific coast of Oaxaca.


Carolina Pimenta and Anastasia Fugger
What drew you to Mexico as a location? Many people have stereotypical preconceptions of Mexico, especially coming from the US, a place where both of us lived. The general image of the country is often linked to stories about drug violence or the college spring breakers in Cancun. So we wanted to show the other side of Mexico and capture the beauty of its culture, its people and the extraordinary nature this country has to offer. Luckily we also got some great tips and tricks on where to go and what to see, so we were quite intrigued to dig deeper.


Fusing both photographic eyes in the same place at the same time results in a rich and compelling group of work for Anastasia and Carolina, blurring the lines between travel photography and fine art.
Running from the 30th September - 8th October, this upcoming exhibtion is a must see!
Find them at TANK.TV, 91-93 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7NX.