Vengo dal nulla
Greta Verduci's thesis project for the Municipality of Pontechianale
Academic year
2023-2024
Just like in Dante's purgatory, the mountain challenges the individual, pushing them to develop resilience and adaptability.
In her thesis, the author explores the feelings of inadequacy and loneliness that can emerge from growing up and living in the mountains: what once was home, friends, and daily life can slowly dissolve, leaving a void and turning the bond with that place into something negative.
The author also reflects on the freedom that the alpine landscape can offer and, simultaneously, on the unease and anger arising from the inability to confront such a vast and imposing reality: the mountain.
Today, the mountain is an essential laboratory for redefining the concepts of development and society. In this context, the thesis project of the Three-Year Photography Course emerges as a workshop where students boldly push beyond the conventional stereotypes of the alpine landscape, contributing to a new visual narrative of the Pontechianale area.
Starting with a winter research phase conducted in the city, enriched by the support of industry experts, along with a one-week stay at high altitude, the students expressed their photographic language through narrative and territorial photography, delving into historical archives, and actively involving local inhabitants to capture the most significant nuances of the place.
Thesis Supervisor: Giulia Ticozzi
Assistant Supervisor: Antonio La Grotta, Matteo Balduzzi
