Chiara Indelicato - Pelle di Lava

Chiara Indelicato, photographer and resident of Stromboli, explores in her work life on a volcanic island, where the inhabitants live with the acute awareness of a finite world, at the mercy of the elements.

Under the ashes, between the sea and the fire, she questions how to survive in an environment with limited resources.

Pelle di Lava draws its origins from two disasters that occurred in 2022:
a fire ravaging the island's vegetation, followed by torrential rains causing mudslides that reached the village.

Through this project, Chiara Indelicato offers a reflection on the climate emergency, claiming an animist relationship with nature and the right
to defend this living and fragile land, of which the volcano itself becomes
the spokesperson.

Developing her images with coffee, vitamin C and sea water,
in the absence of polluting means, she weaves an organic link between her process and the island, harsh and untamable.

Palais Books
French, Italian and English
Translation: Dominique Vittoz
Layout: Yann Linsart
Hardcover, Swiss binding, 168 pages
700 copies
220mm x 285mm