Environmental migrants: the last illusion.

Casa
Italia
Milan
Environmental migrants: the last illusion.

ENVIRONMENTAL MIGRANTS: THE LAST ILLUSION is a documentary photography project by Alessandro Grassan

ENVIRONMENTAL MIGRANTS: THE LAST ILLUSION
description of the project

2008 became the point of no return: for the first time in history there are more people living in cities than in rural areas. Cities will grow even larger due to climate change and to environmental migrants, who are destined to become the new humanitarian emergency of the planet in the next few decades. According to forecasts b

y the United Nations and IOM International Organisation for Migrations, in 2050 the Earth will have to face the trauma depicted by 200 million “environmental migrants”: people who will not “land” in the richer nations, but will look for new ways of livelihood in the urban areas of their home countries, which are already overcrowded and often extremely poor. 90% of this kind of migration will occur literally in less developed countries, with relocation from rural areas to the more degraded areas of the city known as slums. The title “the last illusion” refers to the hopes of the environmental migrants who escape from environmental stresses and look for chances of a better life in the city. However, once they get there, because of their lack of resources, education and opportunities, their dream of a favourable future turns into the last of their illusions. My long-term project “Environmental migrants: the last illusion” includes three chapters: Ulaan Baator – Mongolia, Dhaka – Bangladesh, Nairobi–Kenya. The third chapter is planned to be realized September/October 2013. The choice of these three countries and cities follows the intention to depict the whole range of climate changes and natural hazards which are affecting social and cultural lives in different geographical areas in order to explain the environmental migration process: from the extreme cold of Mongolia to the desertification process in the African continent, passing through river floods, cyclones and see level rise in Bangladesh.

13/12/2019

Tomorrow at 6.00 pm in the beautiful setting of the former Monastery of the Carmine of Modica in Sicily I will be at the opening of my exhibition Environmental Migrants: The Last Illusion. I hope to see you there if you are around!

11/12/2017

A new exhibition of mine promoted by and organized by . I wish to see you at the opening on Sunday December 17 at 19.00 in Rome.

13/04/2017

I am glad that Environmental Migrants: The Last Illusion will be exhibited in Dortmunt at F2 FotoFestival together with such great photographers and curators.

24/08/2016

"Environmental Migrants: The Last Illusion" on Newsweek Japan.

Client: Newsweek (JP) Feature: Environmental Migrants: The Last Illusion Artist: Alessandro Grassani

05/07/2016

"Environmental migrants/Haiti, Port au Prince" is between the 12 finalist at The Manuel Rivera Ortiz Grant 2016 and will be exhibited during Les Recontres d'Arles at the former Blaine House located on 18 rude de la Calade.

27/06/2016

Few shots from the current exhibition at the Heinrich-Böll Foundation in Berlin, up to 20th July.

18/02/2016

I am glad to talk about "Environmental Migrants: the last illusion" on National Geographic Proof.

22/12/2015

From the exhibit in Paris which is prolonged till 17 of January.

http://www.thecvf.org/interview-with-dina-ionesco-on-environmental-migration/

17/12/2015

"Environmental migrants: the last illusion" on Aftenposten!

17/12/2015

Besides the exhibition in Paris at the Musèe national de l'histoire de l'immigration (24 November- 20 December), "Environmental migrants: the last illusion." is beautifully published as portfolio on M le magazine du Monde.

23/11/2015

"Environmental migrants: the last illusion" will be exhibited in Paris at the Musèe national de l'histoire de l'immigration, from tomorrow until December 20th. The exhibition will include images from Mongolia, Bangladesh, Kenya and the latest chapter of this project: Haiti, Port au Prince.

A huge thanks to for the collaboration and for supporting my project!

Indirizzo

Milan

Sito Web

http://www.alessandrograssani.com/

Notifiche

Lasciando la tua email puoi essere il primo a sapere quando Environmental migrants: the last illusion. pubblica notizie e promozioni. Il tuo indirizzo email non verrà utilizzato per nessun altro scopo e potrai annullare l'iscrizione in qualsiasi momento.