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An off-topic Geneva series
It’s been a crazy week. Preparing for an exhibition is never easy and preparing for it and at the same time managing its “marketing” aspects (flyers, posters and what not) is incredibly stressful. I am saying nothing new here I am sure.
And whenever you are involved in such a preparation, so many things go wrong [...]
“Structurally recyclable, basically disposable” en route and exhibition soon in Berlin
This poor blog has been neglected in the last couple of weeks months not because I went on a long holiday and finally figured out all I want is to live on a deserted island and sell cocktails. Quite to the contrary, the project has kept me extremely busy.
“Structurally recyclable, basically disposable” has been to [...]
Visions of humans
VISIONS OF HUMANS
A diverting game.
The visions of humans to which this series of photographs refers, make up an articulate personal diary in (probable) continuous progression.
The look is elastic, very attentive. Dreamy, yet strictly realistic and linked to the day-to-day. These are pages of dense or more subtle instantaneous moments (and movements), that can be shared [...]
Elisabetta on “The Current” today
Dear all, dear Canadian readers, today (8 October 2009), I will be part of the panel on the radio program “The Current” for their segment on interns. The segment is part of a larger series called “Work in progress“, which explores “developing trends in how we work”.
You can listen to it at 8:30 a.m. (9:00 [...]
Busy, rainy
It has been a very busy couple of weeks.
Among the interesting things that have happened.
I was interviewed by journalist Marco Patruno, author of the blog Generazione P. Here you can go and read the interview, which is in Italian, in case you are wondering.
I received my price for being among the winners of the contest [...]
Updates on the project “Structurally recyclable, basically disposable”
It’s nice to take some time to think things through, look for new inspirational sources and come back with something fresh.
So I have been photographing a lot, I have been learning how to sew, I re-discovered my childhood passion for fabrics, and I have been doing some thinking about how I want this project to [...]
Paternalism à la carte
Translation: So tell me, what internship do you want to do when you’re older?
Paternalism makes me sick. It really does.
In the particular field of “young”, especially when it has to do with jobs and careers, paternalism seems to rule in the media (and not only). What does this have to do with internships and my [...]
“Importance of using interns”
This morning, I was checking the stats of this website when I stumbled upon the terms that someone entered into a search engine, which resulted in this person actually landing here.
The terms “importance of using interns” are quite interesting. Especially the fact that the verb “to use” is contained in this case, explains well the [...]
Internship vs. volunteering: the importance of using the right terms
What is the difference between internship and volunteering?
It’s an interesting question since the answers are often less obvious that they sound.
Some people say, rightfully so, that sometimes working for free is a manifestation of the will to do good, to advance a cause, to support an organization that otherwise would not be able to continue [...]
Structurally recyclable, basically disposable featured in Generazione P blog
This week, Marco Patruno, from the very rich and very interesting Generazione P blog dedicated a blog post (in Italian) to my project.
Marco Patruno often conducts some very interesting interviews with artists, writers, bloggers, film-makers, etc, who have dealt in some way with the issue of precarious work in Italy. Among them are: Federico Rizzo, [...]
The situation
Theory and practice
Internships were originally introduced to serve an educational purpose, that is, to provide the participant – mostly undergraduate – with practical knowledge to complement the theoretical learning done within higher education. The positive aspects advertised by its proponents were that the participant would acquire a better understanding of the work done in a [...]
The project
The message I want to convey with my work is the feeling of “modularity”, “interchangeability” that this system of employment gives us. Photography will be the main instrument in this project. Subjects will be young women and men
Why the title “Structurally recyclable. Basically disposable”?
Structurally recyclable: internships are a way into the labor market, the symbol [...]
The reasons behind “Structurally recyclable, basically disposable”. Some personal thoughts
The idea for “Structurally recyclable, basically disposable” is the result of a series of thoughts and realizations. This project has a special importance to me because it stems from personal experiences as an intern. Many ask me where I got the idea, why I decided to make a photography project out of it.
I tackle all [...]
Structurally recyclable, basically disposable
The situation
To read about the observations on the situation of interns that inspired the project
The project
To know more in details about the project, the reasons behind the title and who the subjects of the pictures will be.
Structurally recyclable, basically disposable is funded and supported by Stiftung Menschenwürde und Arbeitswelt. The Hamburg exhibition is also supported [...]