Title: Fastidiosa
Artists: Jean-Marc Caimi + Valentina Piccinni
Overlapse, January 2022
16.2 x 21.6 cm
228 pages
234 images and illustrations
Mixed art papers with one double fold-out; Section-sewn, exposed binding; silver-printed dust jacket
Design by Tiffany Jones
English
ISBN: 9781999446888
An unfiltered, personal and intense account of Xylella, the plant epidemic that threatens Europe; “Fastidiosa” is the result of Caimi + Piccinni photographing the plight of local farmers and environmental devastation in Puglia, southern Italy, over a period of six years. Working under the project title “This Land is My Land”, the duo were in the groves with farmers facing the destruction of their history, culture and livelihood, as they were forced to cut down heritage olive trees to prevent the spread of infection into northern Europe. Millions of trees have already been felled, and there is no known cure for the disease. “Fastidiosa” features a dramatic mix of black and white analogue portraits and landscapes, colour images highlighting scientific research and experimental efforts, with archival photographs and words from residents of the region.
- From the publisher’s website
An unfiltered, personal and intense account of Xylella, the plant epidemic that threatens Europe; “Fastidiosa” is the result of Caimi + Piccinni photographing the plight of local farmers and environmental devastation in Puglia, southern Italy, over a period of six years. Working under the project title “This Land is My Land”, the duo were in the groves with farmers facing the destruction of their history, culture and livelihood, as they were forced to cut down heritage olive trees to prevent the spread of infection into northern Europe. Millions of trees have already been felled, and there is no known cure for the disease. “Fastidiosa” features a dramatic mix of black and white analogue portraits and landscapes, colour images highlighting scientific research and experimental efforts, with archival photographs and words from residents of the region.
- From the publisher’s website
