The Flood by Lisa Sorgini

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Year: 2022

Medium: Photograph printed on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310gs

Description 

The undeniable reality of our planet's warming is no longer a distant concern, nor a theoretical discourse – it is unfolding before our eyes, impacting our environment in real and immediate ways.

From catastrophic bushfires to unprecedented flooding, the consequences of climate change in Australia is reshaping landscapes, displacing communities, and irrevocably altering landscapes and lives.

I recall the early months after the birth of my second son, amidst the ravages of Australia's 'Black Summer' fires. Confined indoors, holding my newborn, I was gripped with concern over the smoky air – its invisible threat posed a silent danger to his fragile lungs.

In the years that followed, my community faced the devastation of floods, their scale and severity surpassing anything previously recorded.

As a parent, the instinct to protect my children has never been more pronounced, yet these events triggered an overwhelming sense of vulnerability – and a persistent anxiety about their future.

The delicate balance between despairing at the magnitude of the devastation and maintaining outward optimism for their future in a world so visibly affected by these crises has become increasingly difficult to navigate.

This emotional struggle is not only a personal experience but a reflection of a collective reckoning with the environmental and societal challenges we must confront.

Biography

Lisa Sorgini is an Australian/Italian artist working in still photography. Sorgini's work explores themes of the human condition, including caregiving, motherhood, memory, and familial spaces.

Her long-form projects, ‘Mother’ and ‘In-Passing’, combine personal experience with sociological research to examine the representation of women, mothers, and care roles in contemporary culture. Past works, such as ‘Behind Glass’, ‘Thick Like Water’, ‘The Bushfire’, and ‘The Flood’ have addressed motherhood during COVID-19, family dynamics, and climate anxiety.

Sorgini's photography has been widely published, including features in The New Yorker, TIME Magazine, The New York Times, and The Guardian. In 2023, she held her first solo exhibition at Melbourne's Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Sorgini's work has earned recognition in awards such as the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Prize (Australia), Lucie Portrait Project, and Portrait of Humanity. Her first monograph, Behind Glass, was published by Libraryman in 2022.

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