Burmese Monks

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  Maria Carolina Sandretto was born in Italy in 1981. After receiving her French Baccalaureate, she interned at P.S.1 MoMA as the Development Director Asistant for one year. She graduated from the Catho, Italy
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Burma is a a buddhist country at 90 per cent and this religion has a central role into society.
In 2007, a series of anti-government protests started in Burma. The monks have been allowed to be politically active by participating to the peaceful demonstration. This was their own way to enhence international attention on the political issues of the country and demonstrating that they are a political peaceful force.
Those protests had been allowed to proceed until a renewed government took power on September 26, 2007.
This double role of religion keepers and of political activists exemplificates the contrasts of Burma.
I visited some monasteries and observed the daily life of these monks and novices.
Documenting thier daily life has a striking effect, as thier religious role is very deep and yet generated, the change that is operating in Burma.

Carolina Sandretto is an Italian Photographer. With a back ground in both Not for profit Management and Photojournalism, Carolina explores themes such as passing of time, memory and abandonment. She works predominately with medium format analogue cameras and large format.
Carolina has a Political sciences degree from University’ Cattolica di Milano and a MA in Not for profit management. She completed the Documentary Photography Program at ICP New York, in 2013.
She published with Skira the book “Cines de Cuba” in 2017 and will publish in 2019 her second book “Cuba. Vivir Con” with Silvana

Awards Her shows include:
“The View from here”, group show, ICP- International Center of Photography, New York City NY, USA (2013).
“Anthropological landscapes”, with Corinna Groeben and Francesco Iodice at Galleria Antonio Ricci curated by Laura Cherubini in Carrara, Italy 2014.
“Anthropological landscapes”, with Corinna Groeben and Francesco Iodice at Galleria Antonio Ricci curated by Laura Cherubini at Whitebox Gallery, New York City USA, 2015.
“Vivir Con…”, Solo show, Galleria Renata Bianconi 18/09 – 30/10 2015.
Julia Margaret Cameron Award winner 2017.
“Cuba Is!” Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles USA, 2017.
“Festival Del Paesaggio“ Curated by Arianna Rosica and Gianluca Riccio, Capri, 2018.
“Analogue Portrait“at Lucie Foundation during MOPLA, Month of Photography Los Angeles USA, 2019.
“Things Left Behind” Solo Show at DIP Contemporarary Gallery in Lugano Switzerland, April – June 2019.
Her work is present in several private collections and has appeared on different publications and news outlets such as: BOMB Magazine, Flash Art, Atlas Obscura, Vogue Italy, La Stampa, Il Manifesto, Glamour Italy, The Guardian and others.