TITLE: The Workers Passion

The “Processione dei Misteri”, which for more than 400 years has been renewed in Trapani (Sicily, Italy) for Holy Week, sees thousands of people involved: those who care for and decorate the statuary groups, those who carry them in procession, those who make clothes, those who play in the band. A great fervor precedes the day of the procession that takes place every year between Holy Friday and Saturday through the streets of the city. In Trapani it is an event expected all year round in which the sacred and the profane, the centenary rite and the popular expression typical of southern Italy merge.

AUTHOR: Luisa Montagna (Italy)

She comes from an artistic background, having obtained a Level II Academic Diploma in Cello. For about ten years, she worked for musical institutions as a professor of orchestra and in chamber music ensembles.
For several decades, she is working in the field of Visual Communication in a Company in the area where she lives.
She began taking photographs at an advanced age, having received his first camera as a gift. From that moment on, a path of growth began, bringing her closer to photography as an artistic expression rather than as a representation of reality.
For a few years, she dedicated herself to the genre of reportage, recently moving towards a more evocative style, with the development of intimist projects.
Always in search of her own identity as a photographer, she has some documentary reportage projects to her credit, two of which have obtained Honorable Mentions in International Competitions (Monochrome Photography Awards, ND Awards, Monovisions Photography Awards, Chromatic Awards, Tokyo International Foto Awards, IPA Int'l Photography Awards, BIFA, Trieste Photo Days) and publications in online magazines and books.
You have recently exhibited in group exhibitions with Kromart Gallery in Rome, PH21 Gallery in Budapest, Finale Ligure Castle (Italy).