The Images of War” is an immersion into the complex world of the war photographer, a courageous observer of human conflicts. This event explores the delicate balance between the duty to bear witness and respect for ethics. Through the lens of photographers, we explore the power of images in communicating cruel truths and eliciting empathy. We will analyze the ethics behind choosing to share such images, their impact on society, and the responsibility of the media in interpreting them. An opportunity to understand the fundamental and complex role of those who visually capture conflict, offering insights into our perceptions of war.
Alessio Romenzi
Photographer. He has documented crises in the Middle East, North Africa, . His images appear in the New York Times, Le Figaro, El Pais, Corriere della Sera, Internazionale, l’Espresso, The Guardian. He has won two World Press Photo (2013, 2017), the Unicef Picture of the Year 2013, the Sony Award 2017 and the Luchetta Prize for Photography 2019. He has covered migration to Europe and the conflicts caused by Isis. Lately he has been focusing his photographic stories on Ukraine and Palestine.
Raoul Kirchmayr
Teaches Aesthetics at the University of Trieste. He is editor of the journal ‘aut aut’, for which he edited several monographic issues, the last of which on philosophy as visual culture (with M. Carbone, 2022). He has published the monographs Il circolo interrotto. Figures of the gift in Mauss, Sartre and Lacan (EUT, 2002), Merleau-Ponty (Marinotti, 2008), Passions of the visible. Essays on contemporary French aesthetics (ombre corte, 2018).
Fabiana Martini
A professional journalist, from 2000 to 2010 she edited the weekly ‘Vita Nuova’, the first laywoman to take the helm of a religious periodical in Italy; from 2011 to 2016 she was deputy mayor of the Municipality of Trieste. In addition to writing, she is involved in training for studentsə and journalistsə and communication on equal opportunities, childhood and mental health issues. She is the coordinator for Friuli Venezia Giulia of the association ‘Articolo 21. The duty to inform, the right to be informed” and editor of the Marco Luchetta International Journalism Prize; she is a member of the Board of Directors of the Miela Bonawentura Theatre in Trieste and of the Scientific and Guarantee Committee of the Alexander Langer Foundation. She has recently published ‘Il governo delle donne’ (Vita Activa Nuova editrice), a journey among Italian local women administrators lasting more
