Claudia Fuggetti
Born in Taranto in 1993, after graduating in Cultural Heritage, she attended the Master's in Photography and Visual Design at NABA, Milan. Subsequently, she graduated with honors in Digital Cultures at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. Her works have been exhibited at prestigious national and international events, including Les Rencontres de la Photographie Arles (2018), Copenhagen Photo Festival (2021), PhMuseum Days (2022), Giovane Fotograa Italiana (2022), Unseen Photo Fair (2024), Circulation(s) (2025), Photo London (2025), and others. In addition, her work was selected by Der Greif for the European platform Futures Photography. She won the Critics’ Choice Award by LensCulture (2024), an Honorable Mention in Fine Art at the International Photo Awards (2023), and the Innovate Grant (2024), as well as the Edition 365 award by the British Journal of Photography (2021), among others. In 2021, she authored an essay for the Francisco Carolinum Museum in Linz.

Metamorphosis
‘Metamorphosis’ represents the historical period we are living in, a phase of transition and change that concerns not only us but also, above all, nature. Quoting the ecological philosopher David Abram: "I think it is useful to approach the issue of the ecological crisis as a crisis of perception, a crisis in the way we experience, with our bodies, sounds, smells, the world around us. It seems that we no longer perceive forests, mountains, rivers as living as we do." The project invites viewers to reconsider nature as a living entity. Chromatic interventions in the photographs symbolize the presence of life that persists even in adverse environmental conditions. However, artificial colors simultaneously highlight the consumption of natural resources: reality is perceived as manifold and changeable, fragmented and limited. Human presence is suspended, contemplative, and meditative, to establish a new connection with the natural elements. The symbolism of colors expresses the regenerative and pulsating potential at the heart of the Earth, constructing new imagery. Amid the challenges of the Anthropocene, nature demonstrates an innate capacity for evolution and metamorphosis.
Claudia Fuggetti