For its twenty-first edition, the European Photography festival of Reggio Emilia borrows a fragment of Heraclitus, “nature loves to hide”. With these words the Greek philosopher placed the human being within a larger organism, connecting all living things. However, each with its own characteristics, and a different, fragmented perception of reality.
The works selected by the curators Walter Guadagnini, Luce Lebart and Tim Clark speak of stories of interconnections, between concealments and discoveries, making the double the fundamental theme of life on Earth in the Anthropocene era.
In the program there are projects more typically linked to the story of climate change, such as Permafrost by Natalya Saprunova; There’s no calm after the storm by Matteo de Mayda; And The Shunyo Raja monographs by Arko Datto. Their photos document the destructive relationship between human beings and the natural environment, showing the consequences but also possible solutions to deal with the emergency.
There is also space for works that focus on the observation of links with different aspects of nature, trying to go beyond the anthropocentric gaze, such as the collective exhibition Sky album. 150 years of capturing clouds, Landscaping by Jo Ractliffe e Cloud physics by Terri Weifenbach.
The festival begins on April 26 and portfolio readings and concerts are scheduled for the opening weekend. Meetings and book presentations will be held until the event closes on June 9th.
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