A photo exhibition
If you had to pick one object that recalls home to you, what would that be? This is the leading question of three public events—Collection Days—which Lapsus and Codici organised in Northern Italy within the project Moj Dom. During the Collection Days, Lapsus and Codici listened to personal stories from people who had to migrate during the Yugoslav Wars in the Nineties, those who hosted them in Italy once they arrived, and those who served as volunteers in the refugee camps. Each object brings with it a memory. By sharing individual memories, communities have the power to unearth, put together and preserve pieces of their collective History.
The audiovisual project “Moj Dom: Portraits and Objects of Home” is part of this perspective. It is a catalogue of diptychs composed of video portraits and still-life photos of objects representing the sense of home for the people met during the project. The diptychs were used as mirrors between the subject and the object, evoking their indissoluble bond.
From November 6 to 10, 2024, Lapsus and Codici hosted a multimedia exhibition in Milan, Italy. The event attracted over 800 participants, including diaspora community members, students, and curious visitors. Explore the exhibition setup.
Marco Carmignan is a photographer, filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer with several years of international experience. He graduated in Advanced Visual Storytelling from The Danish School of Media and Journalism (Århus, Denmark). Marco loves portraying people in their essence and puts the same enthusiasm into telling a story, a company, or a product. He does it with creativity, attention to detail, light, and emotions.
Marco Carmignan also dedicates himself to personal projects that explore social and environmental stories with publications in National Geographic, The Washington Post, and The British Journal of Photography alongside exhibitions in Italy, Denmark and Egypt.
