28 Jul 2023
This year the participation to the Sirmione Photo Residency has exceeded all expectations with an extraordinary inflow of almost 300 candidates coming from all over the world and characterised by unique photographic approaches.
The selected project of the second edition
The commission has made its choice for the second edition of the Sirmione Photo Residency and selected the name of Simona Ghizzoni, photographer from Rome. The project that has caught the attention of the jury is named “Isola” (Island) and took its shape from 2020 between the beauties of Emilian and then of Rieti Apennines. For further details about the project, it is possible to find information here.
Sirmione Photo Residency
Simona Ghizzoni has already outlined her vision for the project soon to be realised in Sirmione:
“A large part of my artistic practice tells of the link between human beings and the environment, updating the historical and mythical roots of the territory. The design idea for Sirmione Photo Residency fits into this framework. Lake Garda is a precious casket of legends and traditions related to water: Sirmione is, etymologically, the refuge on the water; the relationship between the nature of the territory and the inhabitants is a fundamental part of this investigation. Through field research and the participation of a group of residents, I would therefore like to produce a imaginary reinterpretation of the place in three chapters: the portrait and the still life in mise-en-scène, the landscape and a herbarium of traditional plants”.
Simona Ghizzoni’s profile
Born in 1977, Simona Ghizzoni is a photographer and visual activist for women’s rights. Her work is strongly rooted in her personal experience, reinterpreted through photography. Her production revolves around two great strands, which often intersect: the social dimension of the woman and the private dimension of the self-portrait.
Twice awarded the World Press Photo for her work on the condition of women, her work has received numerous awards: Poyi, Burn Magazine Emerging Photographer Grant, BBC Arabic Film and Documentary Festival, Margaret Mead Film Festival, Sony World Photography Awards, among others. In 2022 she was president of the jury for Europe at the World Press Photo.
Open the gallery to watch some of the selected shots of the project “Isola” with which Simona Ghizzoni has been chosen for the second Sirmione Photo Residency:
