The photographic strategy in Chronophagia: Selected Works 1984–2009 involves a detailed visual exploration of time and decay across varied environments and subjects. Robert Polidori’s images document interiors and exteriors marked by layers of history and transformation, capturing the physical traces left by time.

The selected works from a twenty-five-year span reveal themes of entropy, memory, and the passage of eras. The mood is contemplative and often melancholic, emphasizing nuanced textures and architectural details that evoke narratives of change and preservation. Polidori’s methodical compositions engage with the spatial and temporal dimensions of his subjects.

Published by Steidl in 2014, this 152-page volume consolidates a significant portion of Polidori’s career, providing a concentrated look at his evolving approach to representing the persistence of time in built environments.