Italiano Archives

Artisti in Piazza

Each June, Pennabilli, Italy, transforms into Europe’s capital of performing arts during "Artisti in Piazza." Ayzoh! captures this vibrant festival visually, documenting international artists and engaging thousands of spectators who become integral to the unforgettable performances.

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Avere Ubuntu

"I am because we are." Guided by the Ubuntu philosophy, Ayzoh! partnered with former street children in Hawassa, Ethiopia, to create pinhole cameras and document their lives. This book supports their ongoing journey toward education and independence, showcasing the collective strength inherent in humanity.

Camp Erech Project Mauritania

Camp Erech – Milano Design Week

A powerful glimpse into “Camp Erech,” Ayzoh!’s acclaimed exhibit during Milan Design Week. This video showcases the photographs telling the story of a desert community in Adrar, Mauritania. Projected on giant city screens throughout the week, the images reached over a million people—bringing a distant world into Milan’s urban heartbeat.

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Camp Erech – The Book in the Treasure Chest

Journey to Camp Erech near Mauritania’s Toungad oasis through the vivid photographs of Giulia Zhang and Claudio Maria Lerario. This special collection immerses you in the daily life of Yahya, his family, and their tight-knit desert community. It’s part of Ayzoh!’s broader editorial initiative supporting Camp Erech and its residents.

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Daimon – All’improvviso

"Daimon" emerged spontaneously during Ayzoh!’s exhibition at Milan Design Week, from an unexpected encounter between photographers Giulia Zhang and Claudio Maria Lerario and dancers Claudio Gasparotto and Silvia Ferraris. This striking collaboration captures movement, spontaneity, and artistic synergy.

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Dialogo Silenzioso: the Book

Dance meets Ethiopia’s ancestral rhythms in "Dialogo Silenzioso," a compelling visual narrative commissioned by the Ethiopian Embassy in Italy. Ayzoh! created this book and traveling multimedia exhibition, celebrating dance as a universal language and vibrant expression of contemporary Ethiopian culture.

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I Corpi Barricati

Inspired by Emmanuel Edson’s theater piece, this book showcases Ayzoh!’s involvement in performance art as resistance. It questions societal pressures to categorize identity, emphasizing theater’s profound ability to challenge perceptions and affirm human dignity.

Italy Museo della Marineria Project

Il Viaggio del Presepe

In Cesenatico, the Presepe della Marineria turns the canal port into a floating Nativity. Life-size wooden figures, over fifty, stand on boats from the Maritime Museum and tell the Christmas story in seafaring style. You see sailors, fishermen, and net menders alongside the Holy Family. At night, thousands of lights reflect on the water. Each winter, from late November into early January, you walk the harbor and watch it glow.

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Isegran

An intimate homage to the maritime community of Isegran, Norway, this book celebrates the profound connection between humans and the sea. Explore themes of love, tradition, craftsmanship, and passion, reflecting on the sea’s timeless ability to unite us all.

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La Fotografia e i Territori dell’Altro

Drawing on Ayzoh!’s extensive field experience, this practical handbook provides thoughtful reflections and ethical guidelines for responsibly using photography in African contexts. Specifically crafted for the Vadoinafrica community of over 15,000 members, it encourages respectful storytelling and engagement.

Italy Museo della Marineria Project

Museo della Marineria di Cesenatico

The Museo della Marineria in Cesenatico tells the Adriatic’s working-sea story through boats, tools, and voices from the port. Start in the indoor section, built like an old shipyard, where you walk among restored hulls and learn how crews built, rigged, and fished. Then step outside to the floating section on the Leonardesque canal port, where ten historic boats lie at moorings, with colorful “vele al terzo” sails raised in summer.

Brazil Cultour Project

Ouro Preto

Produced with Ayzoh!’s Brazilian partner Cultour, this moving short tells the story of a grassroots organization in Ouro Preto. They’ve reclaimed a former gold mine—once worked by enslaved children during Portuguese colonization—and turned it into a place of memory, healing, and education. Preserving truth, and transforming history, one story at a time.