Inauguration on October 7, 2023 - 5:30 PM, ends on October 20, 2023.
Mon-Fri 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Sat-Sun 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Life in a vast, ancient, and arid landscape, marked by the alternation of steppes, deserts, and valleys: this is the Mongolian countryside.
You can lose yourself in the dusty silence and suddenly feel initiated into the mysteries of life, death, and their harsh interplay. Or you can take refuge in the intimacy of an infinitely small and welcoming ger, before it transforms into a shell to be slowly carried in a caravan.
The coexistence between humans and animals is the most apparent symptom of nomadic life; animals are companions, sustenance, and sources of wealth.
Everything follows the rhythms dictated by nature, in a continuous and resilient adaptation.
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Valentina Brancaforte, born in Catania in 1983. She began her photography journey in 2012 while living between Catania and Palermo. She travels the world, aiming to capture and convey the colors, atmospheres, and scents she encounters in her quest to explore the identities of different peoples.
In recent years, she has focused her work on social issues and stories related to her native Sicily.
Her work has been exhibited in Italy at venues such as Pais - Centro Internazionale di Fotografia Palermo in 2022, Novecento, Artisti di Sicilia. Da Pirandello a Guccione (a collective exhibition curated by Vittorio Sgarbi) at Convitto delle Arti Noto in 2021, and La Ricerca della Bellezza (a collective exhibition curated by Letizia Battaglia) at Palazzo Notarbartolo in Palermo and Salone della Borsa in Messina in 2017.
She has also contributed to various cover designs for the "Le polveri" and "I superflui" series by the publishing house Readerforblind. In 2021, she was a finalist for the XX Premio Marco Pesaresi for contemporary photography with her project 'Pais'.
Related to the event, the talk on October 15, 2023, at 5:30 PM, titled Nomadism and Perceptions of Space.
Carlo Baiamonte of the Collettivof will engage in a conversation with anthropogeographer Giuseppe Maria Amato and author Valentina Brancaforte.
(Translated with chat.openai.com)
