Jean-Marc Caimi + Valentina Piccinni, Fastidiosa

Fastidiosa

Jean-Marc Caimi + Valentina Piccinni

Publisher
Overlapse
Year
2022
ISBN
978-1-9994468-8-8
Specifications
FIRST EDITION Softcover
16.2 x 21.6 cm
228 pages
Mixed art papers with one double fold-out; Section-sewn, exposed binding; silver-printed dust jacket
234 images and illustrations
Booklet insert
28pages addendum of interviews with farmers

An unfiltered, personal and intense account of Xylella, the plant epidemic that threatens Europe; Fastidiosa is the result of Caimi + Piccinni photographing the plight of local farmers and environmental devastation in Puglia, southern Italy, over a period of six years. Working under the project title This Land is My Land , the duo were in the groves with farmers facing the destruction of their history, culture and livelihood, as they were forced to cut down heritage olive trees to prevent the spread of infection into northern Europe. Millions of trees have already been felled, and there is no known cure for the disease. Fastidiosa features a dramatic mix of black and white analogue portraits and landscapes, colour images highlighting scientific research and experimental efforts, with archival photographs and words from residents of the region.

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