Silentes Loquimur
Photography
CLIENT
Research
YEAR
2019
WHERE
Pian Cansiglio, Tambre
Silentes Loquimur is an analog photography project based on the research carried out in the 1990s by Giuseppe Cavini concerning the foiba called “Bus de la Lum,” Bosco del Cansiglio, Tambre (BL). His need to investigate a historical truth despite the passage of time. A historical truth that is often elusive, denied, painful and personal but never ceases to be present.
The Karst and Istrian territory is characterized by rocky chasms in the shape of inverted funnels formed through water erosion, called “dolines.” During World War II, these sinkholes were used to dispose of fallen bodies during clashes between Nazi-Fascists and partisans. Those found were mainly corpses of victims of executions decided by summary trials. The condemned were lined up on the edge of the chasm, tied together and shot. The stricken bodies would tumble inside the sinkhole dragging the entire group, often still alive, with them.
The project is entirely shot developed and printed using analog photography methods. Silentes Loquimur is collected in an exhibition-ready box designed to be a ready-to-set exhibition.
