St. Peter’s Square to host photographic exhibition "Changes”

By Vatican News

St. Peter’s Square is set to host from 7-27 May the photo exhibition "Changes”, a photographic interpretation of the "Song of Creatures" with a focus on contrasting the effects of climate change with the hope inspired by the beauty of God's creation.

Organized by the Dicastery for Communication in collaboration with the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and the Laudato Si' Higher Education Centre. the exhibition is  curated by Lia and Marianna Beltrami as part of the "Emotions to Generate Change" project. 

It will feature 24 photographs accompanied by excerpts from the Canticle of the Creatures of Saint Francis and references to Pope Francis's Apostolic Exhortation "Laudate Deum."

A journey of 24 photographs

The shots selected and combined with St. Francis' prayer present a contrast between the beauty and wonder of Creation and the destruction of climate change, both to our environment and to populations around the world.

The exhibition's title, "Changes," refers to both the phenomenon of climate change and the need for individuals to change their perspectives and behaviors to mitigate its impacts.

The photographs, mounted on supports crafted from wood recovered after the Vaia storm in the Autonomous Province of Trento, originate from various regions including Borneo, Bangladesh, Togo, Ethiopia, the Amazon, Florida, Greece, Italy, Iceland, Australia, and Turkey.

The exhibition features the works of photographers such as Neşe Arı, Raffaele Merler, Giampaolo Calzà, Franco Giovanazzi, Vassilis Ikoutas, Asaf Ud Daula, Sebastiano Rossitto, Ferran Paredes Rubio, and Francesca Larrain.