09/09/2026
“Portraits from the future” is a commission for Vada Photo Festival where we photographed the Novaro Primary School in Vada (LI), with the idea of creating the 2026 Yearbook. For two days, the school was transformed into a space for photography and experimentation. Through self-portraits, photographic portraits, and a group photo, each student was able to share their stories and contribute to the construction of a collective image of the school community.
By creating their self-portrait, each participant was able to experiment with their relationship with the camera and with their own image. In front of the mirror, using a remote shutter system, the children chose how to look and how to be looked at. A simple gesture, but also a way to participate in the construction of one’s own representation. The exhibition brings together the results of that process and brings the participants’ self-portraits into dialogue with those created by TerraProject. A collection of images that attempts to convey, through photography, the complexity, vitality, and plurality of the new generations.
The full gallery is available on our website
Pictures from the opening by Andrea Pacini