Borgo Laudato Si’ hosts the photographic exhibition Changes in the Gardens of the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo, organized as part of the project Emotions to Generate Change.

The exhibition is curated by Lia and Marianna Beltrami and is realized in collaboration with the Dicastery for Communication, the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and the Center for Higher Education Laudato Si’.

The 24 photographs that make up Changes are all accompanied by verses from the Canticle of the Creatures by St. Francis and introduced by a reference to Pope Francis’s Apostolic Exhortation Laudate Deum: “But, as time goes on, I realize that we are not reacting enough, as the world that welcomes us is crumbling and perhaps approaching a breaking point. Beyond this possibility, there is no doubt that the impact of climate change will increasingly damage the lives of many people and families. We will feel its effects in terms of health, work, access to resources, housing, forced migrations, and other areas.” (LD2)

The photos, mounted on supports made from wood recovered after the Vaia storm in the Autonomous Province of Trento, come from Borneo, Bangladesh, Togo, Ethiopia, Amazon, Florida, Greece, Italy, Iceland, Australia, and Turkey. The photographers who took them are: Neşe Arı, Raffaele Merler, Giampaolo Calzà, Franco Giovanazzi, Vassilis Ikoutas, Asaf Ud Daula, Sebastiano Rossitto, Ferran Paredes Rubio, and Francesca Larrain.

The exhibition will remain at Borgo Laudato Si’ until September 9, 2024.

You can admire the exhibition during visits to the Gardens of the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo during opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 15.00. Saturday and Sunday from 10.00 to 17.30. Entrance from Via Massimo D’Azeglio snc – Castel Gandolfo.

Info and bookings: tours@borgolaudatosi.va

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