Milano: Photographic Exhibition “The Down Person. We Design an Adult Future”
Photographic Exhibition "The Down Person. We design an adult future"
Milano: Photographic Exhibition “The Down Person. We Design an Adult Future”
Thirty-six black and white photographs show everyday life situations of children and young people with Down Syndrome in their homes, schools, streets, swimming pools and workplaces where integration, development and sharing projects grow every day.
These are the shots set up in the exhibition “The Down Person. Let's design an adult future” inaugurated in Palazzo Lombardia (Nucleus N3) by the regional councilor for Family and Disability Elena Lucchini.
The original review takes place on the occasion of the VI National Conference 'My Horizon. The value of orientation in cognitive relational disabilities' which will take place from 23 to 25 October in Varese, University of Insubria.
The works exhibited are from Varese Charles Meazza, a Master of art and photographic exploration, formerly a photojournalist at the Giornale del Popolo in Lugano and official photographer of the Varese Basketball team between 1970 and 1995. Author of numerous reportages in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe, he has published around ninety books both as an author and as a 'contributor' to volumes dedicated to the mountain and lake landscapes of Piedmont, Lombardy and the Canton of Ticino.
“The author's shots collected in this exhibition tell us about the faces and daily life of children and young people with Down Syndrome and show us how the paths of integration, development and sharing are the authentic tool for designing an 'adult future'”, declared Councilor Lucchini observing that "for this reason, the recognition of the right to independent living and social inclusion of all people with disabilities remains central to our government action". The right to independent living, added the member of the Council, “it is transversal to regional policies and includes those of a social, social assistance, social health, health nature but also those of support for school and work inclusion, those relating to accessibility, mobility and full participation in social life. Only together can we break down the most insidious barriers, such as cultural ones, and build an increasingly inclusive Lombardy".
The review was curated by Giovanna Brebbia, surgeon specializing in General Surgery at the Ospedale di Circolo in Varese until 2011, author of numerous scientific publications. After obtaining a degree in Communication Sciences at the University of Insubria, she is the curator of the Archive of her father Gianfranco Brebbia, filmmaker of experimental cinema of the Sixties and Seventies, especially surgical.
In 2015 he founded the International Center 'Gianfranco Brebbia' for the research and study of experimental cinema, of which he is president. From 2009 to today he has organized, in collaboration with the University of Insubria, conferences, photography exhibitions, short films and publications of volumes dedicated to disability and the artistic activity of his father.
The inauguration ceremony was also attended by Gian Piero Papasodero, president of the association 'Diversa-mente' and creator of the Route21 project, an initiative that allows boys and girls with Down syndrome to travel aboard roaring Harley Davidsons, giving life to a special relay in which they take turns covering the various stages of the established itinerary.
The exhibition will remain open until October 18, from Monday to Friday, from 10 am to 19 pm, in the 'Spazio N3' at Palazzo Lombardia.
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