The photographies shown here are both an internal and external depiction of landscapes that constitute a part of my identity. They mirror physical spaces and the culture that inhabits and reshapes them, but also my own subjectivity. This is, therefore, an intrinsically catalan work, although in a deliberately local and personal way; the result of exploring and getting to know one's homeland: landscapes, ruins, toponyms, etymologies. This is anti-"travel photography", which strips the landscapes of meaning and commodifies them.

-Joan Antoni

But... why Orri Nivalis? Well, "orri" is a common toponym in old grazing grounds high up in the catalan Pyrenees, and refers to the places where shepherds used to milk livestock and store cheese. It links, therefore, landscape, language and culture. It's also my pupper's name, and he happens to love snow, hence "nivalis"!

Some additional things:

• You can also find me on tumblr!
• Or reading wikipedia
• Or working on a volcano
• Or probably hiking, trail running or scrambling up a mountain in my spare time
• Ah! And I have friends that make great experimental music
• And others that do revolutionary theory and practice at inhabit-able.org