The beginning of the year coincides with the arrival of spring.
The city of the “Kurdish Turkey” or Turkish Kurdistan is the
scenario.
But the Kurds do not exist.
The flag, the written language, spoken, traditions and colors can
cost the prison. An endless process in which lawyers themselves
face imprisonment.
It’s an old story. It happens always. What changes, every time,
are the subjects, the victims.
Everything it’s already seen: held, suffering, deaths and injuries.
Those who are tired of truth and justice (or life) often look away.
And then, to draw the eye and consciousness must bring to bear
witness to the colors, the life, the feast.
Laura Montanari was born in Rome a long long time ago..... Her photographic training was self-taught, with testing in shooting and in the darkroom.
She is currently based in Rome and she's interested the most in social issues.
Most of her recent work has involved daily life in India, Palestine and Israel (from 2003 to 2008), Iran, Burkina Faso, Togo, Ghana, Benin, Lebanon, Egypt and Angola.
In Europe she is working on gypsy, immigration and refugees that are part of her long term project "Restlessness"
