+38 was the international prefix calling code for Yugoslavia.
This country doesn’t exist anymore, but the code +38 is still shared by the new countries
born after the collapse of the socialist republic.
+38 is therefore used here as the proof of a disappeared nation. This photographic project
finds is roots in the necessity of understanding the evolution bonds between places and
their memory.
These monuments called Spomenik (memorial) in the local language were built between 1950
and 1991 all over the Yugoslavian territory, to celebrate anti-fascism and the partisans'
memory.
The objective of my work is to catch the interest of the viewer through the futuristic
aesthetic of the structures without giving them information them information about their
left-wing meaning, which could result refractory for number of people, nevertheless
attracted by these impressive architectural constructions.
Alberto Campi, photojournalist. Partisan of the slow journalism, freelance photographer from 2007. He is Italian by birth but migrant for vocation. He lived and worked in Tampere (Finland) and Amsterdam (Netherlands), he is based between Geneva (Switzerland) and Grenoble (France), he is always ready to leave for a report, especially for the Balkan region that he knows very well. He is member of the collective of independent journalists We Report. He published on: Libération, Les Jours, La Cité, Mediapart, Mediacites,...
Awards Premio Giornalistico Carla Agustoni 2020
Festival of Ethical Photography 2017 1st "Sigle shot"
SwissPhotoAward 2012 1st prize for reportage category
SwissPhotoAward 2012 Prize du public
IPA "International Photo Award" 2009 2 Honor mentions
