On the dusty roads of Pakistan, trucks are not mere means of transport: they are mobile cathedrals, manifestos of identity and resistance. Even before leaving, they are born in the courtyards of the workshops, where expert hands – real artists contended between the different ‘laboratories’ – transform anonymous metal sheets into living surfaces. Layers of Continue Reading
Istanbul, a circle of streets, markets, history, the charm of East and West. How they mix. It is the Bosphorus, its bridge, the Asian part and the European part. You float among its inhabitants, among its colors and smells of spices, between craft activities hidden in small shops and shoe shine on the street. Murals Continue Reading
I decided to visit India with a self-financed trip. I couldn’t go to Delhi without visiting the slum, curiosity was combined with a thirst for knowledge. How do you live in a slum, what people are there, what do they do. These were the reasons that led me to visit the slum. I prepared with Continue Reading
I knew… When I visited Mali I knew that it was a country with many problems, after all like the whole African Sael, but despite this, I also knew that it was a place that exuded vitality and joy of life… its people, the teeming markets, the music played in the streets, the tribal festivals, Continue Reading
Walking through the streets of Istanbul, what I experienced was a mixture of sensations. Its buildings, imposing and majestic, reflect a monumental past, transporting us from the ancient Roman Empire to the age of the sultans. Yet the aspect that struck me most was the human one: the almost constant presence of people in the Continue Reading
When I thought of Patagonia, I imagined a vast country, with large inhospitable areas beaten by constant icy winds. From the diaries of Bruce Chatwin and Charles Darwin a unique territory emerges: the infinite and unspoiled landscapes, the extensive glaciers, the peaks of the Andean Chain with rocky profiles, and the great lakes with turquoise Continue Reading
As in many other traditional cultures, in Vietnam too the Đạo Mẫu — the Religion of the Divine Mother — represents an emblematic example of how spirituality can welcome and celebrate gender fluidity and sexual diversity. Widespread especially in the north of the country, this popular cult is based on the veneration of the Divine Continue Reading
vision, body and religious syncretismIn the religious landscape of West Africa, Heavenly Christianity (Église du Christianisme Céleste) occupies a singular position. Born in 1947 in Porto-Novo, Benin, on the initiative of Samuel Bilewu Joseph Oshoffa, this religious movement has rapidly spread to various countries in Africa and the diaspora, configuring itself as one of the Continue Reading
Kayar is a village on the Grande Cote Senegalese, with a historical tradition that has always been linked to fishing. Here, every day, the sea marks the rhythm of life. Visiting the village I perceived a particular atmosphere, almost paradoxical between the suspension of the moments before the arrival of the catch and the frenzy Continue Reading
In the towns of Andalusia, during Easter week, there are sacred processions and intimate moments of great popular participation. A faith collected and, at the same time, participated in that involves young and old in heavy commitments. The deep respect for the figures and bearers dominates and is manifested in a shared silence, which imposes Continue Reading