Giovanna Silva / Palmyrah design OOI is a catalog constructed

OOI is a catalog constructed as a result of a personal fascination with understanding the nature of our consumption

and high profile corporations

After ‘Terribly Awesome Photo Books’ and ‘Incredibly Small Photo Books’

This is precisely what Françoise Caraco has tried to undertake in the current book ‘Hidden Istanbul’

The game starts

Giovanna Silva / Palmyrah design OOI is a catalog constructedGiovanna Silva captured the long gone glory of Palmyra, a legendary hotel in Baalbek, Lebanon. She leads us through old and charming rooms that breathe out the once decadent soul of the hotel. Pale colours, wall cracks, the smell of old wooden furniture and Persian rugs take you on a journey into the past. At the same time, we feel the current presence of war and decay. Out of the windows of the Palmyra one can see the ruins of the ancient Roman