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The Cube of Silence
PrizeHonorable Mention in Exterior Architecture Photography / Cultural Exterior
LocationVilnius, Lithuania
PhotographerIeva Gaile
"The Cube of Silence" captures the profound presence of the ossuary at San Cataldo Cemetery, a terracotta monument that embodies both structure and void. Standing alone yet merging with its surroundings, its grid of deep-set windows evokes extinguished lives gazing at the living. The strict symmetry conveys calm over drama, while the dark sky amplifies its existential weight, reflecting on mortality, the transient nature of life, and humanity’s quiet connection to eternity.