There are spaces where democracies lose their principles. In Italy, the Trieste's abandoned Silo is one of these. Asylum seekers who survived the border crossing live in that place. Beside, in the “World Square”, some activists dress the refugees' wounds, others play volleyball, some offer clothing. However, World Square is a name given by the activists, so does not exist anywhere, like many places absent from official cartographies but present everywhere, reminding us that humanity never cease to witness absurd, intolerable violence and, at the same time, indestructible, resilient solidarity.
Marioluca Bariona lived in Turin, Ventimiglia, and Genoa, where he graduated in nursing.
As an activist, he uses photography as a medium to raise awareness around social and environmental issues.
He prefers a concrete photographic language aimed at revealing a collective, choral reality in which identities merge to show common values, demands, needs.
Awards Emergency Torino 2016: First place
Chromatic Awards 2021: Honorable Mention/Photojournalism
Black And White Photo Awards 2023: Honorable mention/Landscape
Chromatic Awards 2023: Honorable Mention/Photojournalism
Prix de la Photographie de Paris 2023: Bronze prize/Press
Prix de la Photographie de Paris 2023 State of the world: Shortlisted
International Photography Awards 2024: Honorable Mention/Press
Prix de la Photographie de Paris 2024: Bronze prize/Press
Prix de la Photographie de Paris 2024: Silver prize/Press
Prix de la Photographie de Paris 2024 State of the world: Winner
