Greta Valente - Y è pi de ten que de via (There is more time than life)
The inspiration for this project stems from the desire to tell the story of the strong bond that unites man, nature and time in my region, the Aosta Valley. The narrative focuses on the relationship that combines the wild and suspended time, two factors that forge every person born in this land. In every street, home and office there is a reminder regarding the hard-to-reach peaks, the always feared but cared-for wolf and the mountain animals, daily photographed and documented but never approached to avoid contaminating their condition of freedom.
The study of this thin line between man and nature is passed on by the people who breathe the icy air of these places. Nature cares for the inhabitants of the valley in the same way that many parents educate their children, with the right distance to let them make mistakes and learn, but always providing a safe haven to return to in case of need. A culture that, if well observed and told by the people who inhabit this area and whom I had the opportunity to meet, is difficult to ignore.
