Thanks to the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, the ”Rencontres Photo Gaspésie” presents an extraordinary photographic exhibition: “Isole nere” by Luana Rigolli.
Volcanic islands are solidified lava.
”I like to think that under each of them there is a kind of conduit that goes straight to the mantle, the layer of our planet made up of magma, and that all these conduits form a kind of network, of roots, which keeps the islands connected to each other even thousands of miles apart. I think that volcanic islands are also comet stars in reverse, bodies that have detached themselves from the center of the earth, with their trail of molten magma, to end up in the middle of the sea. Perhaps this is why they are all similar to each other, because they are made of the same material, and carry the same energy and the same dreams…
It’s said that volcanoes are magnetic. The rocks, which form the volcanic buildings, contain a large quantity of magnetic minerals that can generate strong forces that compromise the true functioning of the compass. People have different suggestions and levels of sensitivity… I think I have a strong sensitivity to the magnetism of these volcanic rocks. I have photographed many Italian volcanic islands and in all of them I have found the same colors, vegetation, animals and people, creating a pleasant confusion in my head. When I’m on an island, I often forget which one I’m on; I get confused; sometimes I think I’m on another island, in a continuous game of déjà vu.
The Italian volcanic islands I photographed are Capraia, Linosa, Lipari, Pantelleria, Ponza, Procida, Stromboli, Ustica, Ventotene. Here I introduce a selection of the pictures I have taken on them over the last seven years.”
From July 15th to September 30th 2024
Boardwalk | 3e Rue | Paspébiac
Luana Rigolli was born in Piacenza in 1983, currently lives in Rome. She has a degree in Civil Engineering but after a few years of profession she prefers to tell with photography what surrounds her rather than modifying the landscape with other engineering works. Her photographic research moves by paying attention to historical analysis and man-landscape interaction. She has exhibited her works in various personal and collective exhibitions in Italy and abroad. She has published in various magazines, such as National Geographic, Mare, Il Post, T Magazine of the New York Times.
