Bratu’s photography does not observe from a distance; it aligns itself with those it depicts. His work addresses the fragile boundary between public space and denied privacy, focusing on individuals who exist at the margins of social visibility. These are figures encountered in streets, homes, and transitional spaces—present yet overlooked, exposed yet unacknowledged.
Working predominantly in black and white, Bratu uses the photographic medium not as an aesthetic gesture but as a form of evidence. His images resist spectacle, embellishment, and journalistic narration. Instead, they reveal moments of suspension: bodies at rest or collapse, gestures that go unresolved, lives caught in a continuous state of erosion rather than dramatic climax.
The photographs do not offer decisive moments or clear conclusions. They point to ongoing conditions—social, economic, and psychological—that leave people stranded within systems meant to provide care, progress, or stability. In this sense, Bratu’s work reflects a broader reality in which abandonment is not exceptional but structural.
Installed as a sequence, the images create a quiet confrontation. Juxtapositions between people, places, and environments expose recurring patterns of neglect and disconnection. White spaces between the works allow room for reflection, memory, and personal association, underscoring the viewer’s role in witnessing what is often ignored.
The Burden of Proof asks us to look carefully and to recognize presence where society has learned not to see. The exhibition insists that these lives are not peripheral—they are facts, demanding awareness and responsibility.
**17 Jan | Sat | 16.00-19.00: Exhibition Opening & New Year's toast
