• Grenze - Arsenali Fotografici
• Deadline: April 11th, 2025
• Prize: Exhibition in Verona (Italy) + Accommodation
• Theme: "Anfällig" Frail, Vulnerable, Fragile
• Entry Fee: Yes
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"Anfällig"—frail, vulnerable, fragile—signifies an existence that teeters on the edge, always at risk of falling, perhaps falling again, without ever truly recovering. We step back into the world, not entirely healed, but with a new, tender sensitivity, aware of our instability. The word "Cagionevole," derived from the Latin causionabilis—"that which can be caused"—reflects this state of weakened resilience. Uncertainty gnaws at our foundations, making us susceptible to doubt, easily swayed by external forces. We attempt to balance, yet equilibrium eludes us. Even when we believe ourselves safe, a looming threat lingers, reminding us that our stability is fragile and fleeting.
The concept of Grenze 2025 invites us to examine fragility—not as a flaw to be hidden but as an essential part of existence. What does it mean to live within instability, where the boundaries between security and uncertainty blur? How does vulnerability shape our perception of self and the world around us?
In this exploration, Cagionevole is not just about weakness—it is the raw exposure of human beauty found in imperfection, in wounds left open to the air, in suffering that is neither masked nor denied. Photography serves as a witness to this fragile state, transforming ephemerality into an enduring testament to our humanity.
Vulnerability is not only found in grand gestures but in the details: in the object that withers with time, in the imperfection that gives character to a moment, in the slow but certain decay that reminds us of mortality. It is in the uneasy dialogue between the natural and the artificial, in the shifting rhythms of time that shape the cycles of the seasons, mirroring our own asymmetrical existence. Fragility does not move in straight lines but along tilted planes, between resignation and hope, through warped perspectives. Those who are fragile feel the decline of the world on their skin, a sensitivity that makes them deeply attuned to the fleeting nature of all things.
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