Stefano Stranges
Stories
Kurdistan iracheno, marzo 2021. L’importanza e il significato del viaggio apostolico di Papa Francesco per la popolazione di quella terra, raccontato in un reportage tra i volti delle persone nei campi profughi e rifugiati, nelle vite dei cristiani dimenticati in una Medina e su frontiere sempre più porose e insidiose. Quel “diritto alla meraviglia” così… Un progetto fotografico a lungo termine, diviso in capitoli; un tributo all’essere umano, protagonista di un fatto epocale che ha portato a fermare il tempo e i ritmi della quotidianità così come la conoscevamo. Il mestiere del reporter tende a portarmi lontano per raccontare storie e mostrare frammenti di vita. Questa volta la storia era… Lesbos, Greece, Europe. The refugee camp at Moria, sits on the hill in Lesbo island, overlooking the Turkish coast. This is where the dream dies. The camp is a paradox of human rights praised by a democratic world. The dream disappears in the bodies of 20 thousand people. They live in appalling conditions without the… Zimbabwe’s 2018/2019 season weather forecasted normal to below normal rainfall, with most of the summer rains to be received late in the season. A mild El Niño phenomenon was also predicted and is expected to come with drought like conditions. The recent changes in seasonal variability has been attributed to the effects of climate change.… Man transforms every single corner into a home. In this physical and relational space, humans don’t only survive but also live. Home is the habitat in which man repairs, takes shelter, meets others and shares feelings and daily life. The concept of home is one of an intertwined community, one of illuminating one another.… Anime terremotate Testi: Federica Tourn “Ci siamo stretti in tre i 40 metri quadri, una zona pranzo, una stanza e un bagno. Mio figlio ha dormito sette mesi sul divano in attesa dell’assegnazione della casa. Prima abitavamo nel centro storico e ora siamo bloccati a tre chilometri dal primo negozio; chi non ha un auto… The saved children (Tamil Nadu, India) There is a girl in a village in the heart of southern India who takes notes on the walls of her house: transactions, writings, numbers and arrows that chase each other until coming to the solution of the problem. Harini is 19 years old and is studying civil engineering.… Text by Federica Tourn Full story available on demand. “My son was about to get on the boat. Everything had already been organized. I called him on the telephone. I begged him: come back, your cousin has just died at sea, come home.” The cousin is Yassin, 18 years old, one of the more than… Its name is Agbogbloshie, but when you look for it, you better ask for “Sodom and Gomorrah”, everyone knows it with that name. It is the black dump of the West. 100,000 tons a year including mobiles, fridges, televisions, computers. Here, they are burnt, opened, selected, recycled and re-sold, to then enter again the cycle… Coltan, in other words, the mineral that everyone carries around in his or her pocket, is the object of a long commercial chain that implicates serious consequences in terms of human and environmental rights. This mineral which is used in the production of various high tech materials, is especially fundamental in making smartphones. The… In the fascist period Sardinia was what now Africa is for the westerner: a basin of low cost manpower to exploit. A trip to the mining sites of this areas, brought to their knees by the closing of the mines: once the Eldorado dream has faded, nowadays this is one of the poorest areas of… Ukraine, 2014 A country divided by internal tensions between those who look up to Europe and those who still feel a strong legacy (and attraction) to the neighboring former Soviet power, a country subject to international political pressure and torn in the east by a war more and more painful. In this alternate sequence of… “Egli mi rese pieno di Baraka, ovunque io fossi” Corano, XIX, 31 While I was already immersed in developing my main project entitled Homeland, I came across the documentary film “BARAKA” (1993) directed by Ron Frike, which touched me to the point of wanting to deepen the meaning of the word itself through my method of visual language. The two projects… Shahporir-Dip, a fishing area close to Teknaf town and near the Myanmar border. Here thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees, fleeing from the Buddhist extremism and hiding from the Bangla Army, are seeking refuge and protection into this beautiful wild landscape. This situation continues to be a humanitarian tragedy for this population. A few kilometers from Dhaka, the overcrowded capital of Bangladesh, is the Dumping area- a striking sight of mounds of garbage and excrement. This area is fenced and trespassers are liable for prosecution, except those with special permission to access the area. Here the poor people of all ages, particularly women and young children, spend… A route of discovery, a psysical and interior space. You can make out a path that leads to the house. That place where man finds his identity through his journey.
The right to wonder – Il diritto alla meraviglia – Iraqi Kurdistan, march 2021
The right to wonder – Il diritto alla meraviglia – Iraqi Kurdistan, march 2021
“Quell’anno in cui…” Editorial project about Covid-19 Pandemic
“Quell’anno in cui…” Editorial project about Covid-19 Pandemic
Lesvos, Greece 2020 – The end of the exodus
Lesvos, Greece 2020 – The end of the exodus
Draught in the rain season – A climate change issue – Zimbabwe 2019
Draught in the rain season – A climate change issue – Zimbabwe 2019
Homeland – Ongoing project – 2012/2020
Homeland – Ongoing project – 2012/2020
Anime terremotate – L’Italia del post-terremoto – Earthquake souls
Anime terremotate – L’Italia del post-terremoto – Earthquake souls
Le bambine salvate – 2018
Le bambine salvate – 2018
Tunisia, L’autunno della rivoluzione. nov. 2017
Tunisia, L’autunno della rivoluzione. nov. 2017
The victims of our wealth – Life in Sodom and Gomorrah – Accra, Ghana 2017
The victims of our wealth – Life in Sodom and Gomorrah – Accra, Ghana 2017
The victims of our wealth – DR Congo 2016
The victims of our wealth – DR Congo 2016
Gli ultimi minatori nelle viscere del Sulcis – Sardegna 2015
Gli ultimi minatori nelle viscere del Sulcis – Sardegna 2015
THE TWO FACES OF THE REBELLION – Ukraine crisis (2014)
THE TWO FACES OF THE REBELLION – Ukraine crisis (2014)
BARAKA /2012-2016
BARAKA /2012-2016
Hideout Refugees – Bangladesh (2013)
Hideout Refugees – Bangladesh (2013)
The Plastic Village – Dhaka, Bangladesh (2013)
The Plastic Village – Dhaka, Bangladesh (2013)
A place to be – Iceland (2011)
A place to be – Iceland (2011)