Beyond aesthetic terms, I know humans carry a deep appreciation for behavioural beauty. We experience beauty in kindness, friendship, connection, and love. Even though the rise of social media and consumerism has narrowed the word ‘beauty’ and degraded it to mere glamour, true beauty is not skin-deep but carries the potential to unveil revelations for our kind.
When I got involved with climate activism and started learning more about ecology, biodiversity and climate change, I looked at my forest differently. I understood that it was—like most forests surrounding me—a monoculture plantation, which led me to feel almost tricked by the beauty that had surrounded me since childhood. But this also started a further inquiry into “what makes a forest."
"SHUNYØ RAJA" by Arko Datta is a compelling visual exploration of the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta, one of the most climate-vulnerable regions in the world. The project captures the profound impact of rising sea levels, cyclones, and flooding on the lives of the Delta's inhabitants, particularly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRPFWPdJt1k No Llores A Tu Funeral is a way to cope with the reality of the world we live in: a never-ending cycle of life-death-life in which no one’s excluded. I was born in the north of Italy, always surrounded by nature—a lake, the mountains, the woods, and ne
When we cultivate intimacy with the land, we attune ourselves to its subtle signs—the whisper of the wind moving trees, the cycles of growth and decay, the seasons that remind us of rest and renewal. As we deepen our relationship with nature, we begin to see ourselves not as separate from the Earth, but as an integral part of her ever-evolving tapestry.
In Filò, Valentina Vannicola tells the whimsical story of a community of fishermen on Lake Garda who attempt to capture the moon so they no longer have to fish in the dark. Valentina Vannicola is a photographer whose work explores the relationship between literature and photography, with a par