EMOTIONS TO GENERATE CHANGE
CHANGES
by Lia AND MARIANNA Beltrami
Emotions to Generate Change, with the Dicastery for Communication, is happy to present the new photo exhibition CHANGES.
Available at: emotionstogeneratechange.org
The words of the Canticle of the Creatures accompany the photographs from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Amazonia, Florida, Greece, Italy, Iceland, Australia, Turkey. The shots selected and combined with the prayer of St. Francis present a contrast between the beauty and wonder of Creation and the destruction of climate change, both to our environment and to populations around the world. An invitation to reflect on the actions to be taken to praise God with the same strength as St. Francis in a time of socio-ecological crisis. The name, ‘Changes,’ refers both to climate change and its impacts we are experimenting with increasing intensity, and to the challenge to change our gaze and our actions, in order to truly say “Praised be you, my Lord” today.
Created with the Dicastery for Communication, in collaboration with the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the exhibition was curated by Lia and Marianna from Emotions to Generate Change with Formidable Partners. Our photographers are Neşe Arı, Raffaele Merler, Giampaolo Calzà, Vassilis Ikoutas, Asaf Ud Daula, Sebastiano Rossitto, Ferran Paredes Rubio, and Francesca Larrain.
A preview of the exhibition was presented throughout October 2023 in the Holy See Press Room. It is currently present at COP28 in Dubai An in-depth journey towards COP in Dubai and will travel to Rome, Cannes, New York City, Davos, and many other venues in 2024.
CHANGES: THE EXHIBITION
The exhibition is a journey of 24 shots. For the duration of the Synod, the Vatican Press Office will host a preview with a selection of 15. The complete virtual exhibition, in all 24 shots, is available both at emotionstogeneratechange.liabeltrami.it and at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh8R44TNM8s
The words of the Canticle of the Creatures accompany the photographs from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Amazonia, Florida, Greece, Italy, Iceland, Australia, Turkey. The shots selected and combined with the prayer of St. Francis present a contrast between the beauty and wonder of Creation and the destruction of climate change, both to our environment and to populations around the world. An invitation to reflect on the actions to be taken to praise God with the same strength as St. Francis in a time of socio-ecological crisis. The name, ‘Changes,’ refers both to climate change and its impacts we are experimenting with increasing intensity, and to the challenge to change our gaze and our actions, in order to truly say “Praised be you, my Lord” today.
Created with the Dicastery for Communication, in collaboration with the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the exhibition was curated by Lia and Marianna from Emotions to Generate Change with Formidable Partners. Our photographers are Neşe Arı, Raffaele Merler, Giampaolo Calzà, Vassilis Ikoutas, Asaf Ud Daula, Sebastiano Rossitto, Ferran Paredes Rubio, and Francesca Larrain.
A preview of the exhibition will be presented on 4 October 2023 in the Holy See Press Room, and will be there for the whole duration of the Synod. An in-depth journey towards COP in Dubai will follow, with other potential events in Davos in January, St Peter’s Square in May, Cannes, New York City in September, and others to be defined.