The Gift
The Gallery of Photography is proud to present the Irish premiere of a major body of work by Giorgia Fiorio, one of Italy’s foremost photographic artists.
In powerful black-and-white photographs, Giorgia Fiorio records heightened moments of spiritual and religious ritual from across the planet. ‘The Gift’ explores the relation of the individual to the Sacred. It reveals the tenacity and endurance of all human beings in their search for spiritual meaning in their lives. Taking nine years to complete, ‘The Gift’ brings the viewer on a journey, paralleling the artist’s personal quest for truth and, perhaps, salvation.
The artist suggests that these powerful spiritual moments are “linked by a shared mystery that inhabits the bodies of those she photographs… The artist does not seek to make them easier to understand, nor even to explain them. She leaves us free to follow her along their mysterious roads, or to grasp them in other ways, seeing them as pure forms, a sudden burst of energy or a flash of light…”– Gabriel Bauret, curator.
Le Don / Il Dono has been published in book form in Italian, French and German language editions.
Gabriel Bauret is an independent curator based in Paris. His most recent exhibitions include Transphotographies in Lille (May 2010) and Earth at Thessaloniki Museum of Photography (January 2010). He teaches at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Decoratifs de Paris. He collaborates with Giorgia Fiorio on the international masterclass series, Reflexions.
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