Claudia Fuggetti
Winter 2024 Honorable Mention – Photography
Italy claudiafuggetti.com
Metamorphosis
Photographic series
2024
Artist Statement
Metamorphosis represents the historical period we are living in, a phase of transition and change that concerns not only us but also, above all, nature. Quoting the ecological philosopher David Abram:
"I think it is useful to approach the issue of the ecological crisis as a crisis of perception, a crisis in the way we experience, with our bodies, sounds, smells, the world around us. It seems that we no longer perceive forests, mountains, rivers as living as we do."
The project invites viewers to reconsider nature as a living entity. Chromatic interventions in the photographs symbolize the presence of life that persists even in adverse environmental conditions. However, artificial colors simultaneously highlight the consumption of natural resources: reality is perceived as manifold and changeable, fragmented and limited. Human presence is suspended, contemplative, and meditative, in an attempt to establish a new connection with the natural elements.
The symbolism of colors expresses the regenerative and pulsating potential at the heart of the Earth, constructing new imagery. Amid the challenges of the Anthropocene, nature demonstrates an innate capacity for evolution and metamorphosis.
Biography
Born in Taranto in 1993, after graduating in Cultural Heritage, she attended the Master's in Photography and Visual Design at NABA, Milan. Subsequently, she graduated with honours in Digital Cultures at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. Her works have been exhibited at Les Rencontres de la Photographie Arles (FR), Fotofestival Lenzburg (CH), Copenhagen Photo Festival (DK), Rotterdam Photo Festival (NL), PhMuseum Days (IT), Geste Paris (FR), Giovane Fotografia Italiana (IT) and others. In addition, her work has been recognized by IPA - The International Photo Awards with an Honorable Mention in Fine Art (2023), Der Greif 15 x Paris Photo (2022), Edition 365 by the British Journal of Photography (2021) and others. Recently, she has been selected as one of the Futures Photography Talents by Der Greif.
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