NORTHSOUTHEASTWEST

The photographic exhibition NORTHSOUTHEASTWEST. A 360° view of climate change will run at the Palazzo Cini at San Vio, Venice, from 9 May to 1 July.
Organised by the Giorgio Cini Foundation and the Weltkunst Foundation, the exhibition features a selection of photographs from various regions of the Earth taken by top photographers from the Magnum agency. Promoted by The British Council and The Climate Group, the touring exhibition has been to over 150 cities in seventy countries – from the Yemen to the United States, Taiwan, and now finally Venice, a city where East and West meet and a symbol for the circulation of ideas and cultural exchanges.
The images are intended to raise issues closely related to the phenomenon of climate change: the physical environment (Greenland), development (South Africa), the natural environment (Kenya), human rights (the Marshall Islands), technology (Japan), food (China), health (India), urban life (Mexico City), economy (California) and leadership (United Kingdom).
The photographs documenting the current state of the planet in the north, south, east and west have been taken by photographers from ten different countries, all members of Magnum, the most famous photography agency in the world: Ian Berry, Alex Webb, Alex Majoli, Chris Steele-Perkins, Harry Gruyaert, Nikos Economopoulos, Donovan Wylie, Bruce Gilden, Constantine Manos and Chien-Chi Chang.
An integral part of a new scientific project at the Giorgio Cini Foundation, the exhibition aims to stimulate thought and research on the crucial theme of climate change and its political and social impact. It thus pursues the overall objective of raising public awareness about the issue of ongoing climate change in our planet.
Rt. Hon Lord Kinnock, Chair of the British Council, describes the project: “This exhibition is part of the British Council ZeroCarbonCity campaign that aims to increase public understanding of global climate change by demonstrating the challenges facing the world resulting from the activities of mankind. The photographs show the effects of climate change, but they also illustrate some of the policy and physical responses which are succeeding in reducing carbon emissions. In short, the menace is great – but it can be combated, and it must be.”

Venice, Palazzo Cini at San Vio
9 May – 1 July 2007
10.00 – 13.00 and 15.00 – 18.00
Open every day except Monday

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