honorable mention
Silvia Alessi italy
Photo © Silvia Alessi
title
Facing Death
PROJECTS
2017 - Skin Project (India)
A story in pictures about skin, made in 2017 in Delhi, Agra, Bhopal and Mumbai. I portrayed albino people, acid attacked women, children affected by Bhopal chemical plant poisoning, kushti wrestlers
2018 - Beyond the Line (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Portraits of peshmerga soldiers, in their everyday life, showing their scars. I also portrayed together some female soldiers in full uniform with a gay boy dressed with a tulle skirt.
2019 - Maze of Metamorphosis (Japan)
A project that explores the difficulty of Japanese society in expressing itself frankly and truthfully, which has taken me far beyond what I initially thought. I asked three butoh performers to become a space or a thing for me when they interacted with my subjects, carefully chosen to represent unsolved social issues: a salaryman, a hikikomori, a shaman robot, a giant phallus. I also portrayed some people without limbs who thanks to fashion, art and sport have been able to find new sources of beauty and meaning.
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entry description
Hoshyar is a Peshmerga brigadier general from Iraqi Kurdistan, who lost two legs on two separate explosive devices. From then, he devoted his entire life to clear mines wherever he can find them, even in the front line, risking his own life every time. Seven public buildings are named after him, being him still alive. They consider him a hero.about the photographer
I was born in Bergamo, Italy in 1975. I have been working as a hairstylist and make up artist since she was 17. In 2004, while on a trip to Asia, I discovered an interest in reportage photography. I has since travelled extensively pursuing my passion for photography and “telling stories worthy of being told.”PROJECTS
2017 - Skin Project (India)
A story in pictures about skin, made in 2017 in Delhi, Agra, Bhopal and Mumbai. I portrayed albino people, acid attacked women, children affected by Bhopal chemical plant poisoning, kushti wrestlers
2018 - Beyond the Line (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Portraits of peshmerga soldiers, in their everyday life, showing their scars. I also portrayed together some female soldiers in full uniform with a gay boy dressed with a tulle skirt.
2019 - Maze of Metamorphosis (Japan)
A project that explores the difficulty of Japanese society in expressing itself frankly and truthfully, which has taken me far beyond what I initially thought. I asked three butoh performers to become a space or a thing for me when they interacted with my subjects, carefully chosen to represent unsolved social issues: a salaryman, a hikikomori, a shaman robot, a giant phallus. I also portrayed some people without limbs who thanks to fashion, art and sport have been able to find new sources of beauty and meaning.
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