A JOURNEY INSPIRED BY WOMEN IN SCIENCE
A LOVE FOR SCIENCE AND A PASSION FOR STEM DISCIPLINES ARE THE COMMON THREADS THAT BIND THE STORIES OF THESE EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN TOGETHER.
We can perceive a unique story and a genuine passion in each face and glance. Elisabetta directs her female gaze towards the scientific world, presenting it to us, filtered through her personal history, identity, and sensitivity. She photographs women’s faces and, by her gaze and the camera lens, she tries to explore and capture the individuality of each woman: an expression, a vulnerability, a strength, an inner feeling. What she sees is a projection of what she finds within herself, a trace of her own history and experiences, echoed in the faces of the women she portrays. Each face conveys the passion for the wonderful world of scientific discovery, the same passion that animates Elisabetta, in her dual roles as a molecular biologist and photographer. She immortalizes a glance, protecting it from oblivion and returning it as a legacy to the new generations, so that young women can draw inspiration for their own lives and professional paths.
EVERY SINGLE PHOTO ASSERTS A NEW VISION OF THE WORLD, A NEW PARADIGM IN WHICH SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE IS SHARED BY WOMEN AND MEN ALIKE.
The portrait exhibition is supported by the sound design of Andrea Pozzoli. The sounds, along with the voices of the scientists’ speaking in the languages of their diverse countries of origin blend to create emotional engagement and inspire future generations to become innovators and agents of change.
Claudia Cagliano
STEM Passion project’s co-author
CLAUDIA CAGLIANO is a lecturer and communication consultant. She is an adjunct professor at IED – European Design Institute and at Holden Academy Course, the first European University in Writing and Contemporary Humanities, in Turin. She is a member of the Pubblicità Progresso Foundation’s Athena Network. Her work addresses issues related to sustainable development and social innovation, female empowerment in particular. She is interested in investigating the relationship between communication, media and the creation of gender stereotypes and bias. Graduated in Philosophy at the Catholic University of Milan, with a specialization in Communication, she holds a master’s degree in Corporate Communication from UPA Ca’ Foscari in Venice. She has worked as Project Manager and Strategist in international advertising agencies. She has also developed management training and group coaching activities.
“When approaching the sound design for STEM Passion, I instinctively felt I had to give Elisabetta Citterio’s portraits a voice, thereby enhancing and expanding the ‘photographic gesture.’ I thought it would be emblematic to ask these scientists to ‘declare their passion’ for science through a short voice message in their native languages. As soon as I received these messages, I decided to integrate them into STEM passion’s sound design as part of the installation. The architecture of the exhibition spaces, theirs minimalism and visual cleanness inspired and guided me in composing and creating clean and minimal soundscapes. I made room for the voices of these women and their passion for science, highlighting these ‘sonic snapshots’, as fragments of a world that needs and deserves to be fully unveiled”.
Andrea Pozzoli
Composer, artistic producer, and sound designer
ANDREA POZZOLI has collaborated with numerous national and international artists and writes music for theater, film, and dance. He is the artistic director of Walking Trees Human Eco Rock Opera. He plays a Celtic harp tailor-made for him. As a citizen and as an artist, he has been committed to the preservation of the environment since many years.
www.andreapozzoli.com