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Giordano Simoncini

Giordano Simoncini

Bajo las Nubes: la Resistencia Andina

Published by The Guardian, Bajo las Nubes tells the story of the spiritual and material resistance of the Peruvian Quechua people through an interpretation of the ancient cult of Pacha Mama. It is a form of resistance that embraces the entire Andean ecosystem, deeply marked by the climate crisis.

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About Artist

Giordano Simoncini

Born in Rome in 1997, I graduated from classical high school and graduated in Philosophy from La Sapienza University of Rome, with a thesis in Aesthetics entitled “Post-historical art and generative AI: a new horizon between art and technology.” Driven by a deep passion for photography, which has accompanied my university career from the beginning, I followed several educational experiences, including an advanced workshop in documentary photography in Peru under the guidance of master Ernesto Bazan. From that experience was born my first long-term project, “Bajo las Nubes,” a black-and-white reportage on the spiritual and material resilience of the Quechua Andean people, hard hit by climate change. The first chapter of this work has garnered several publications in Italy and abroad, including The Guardian. I am currently developing a second project in East Africa, dedicated to the various forms of so-called "green colonialism" and its consequences on indigenous peoples. The first field of research focused on the Mau forest and the Ogiek people, in collaboration with the NGO Necofa and the Terra Madre agency.

Giordano Simoncini

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Italy

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