DONNE DI TERRE ESTREME
"Donne di Terre Estreme" is a human research journey focused on the reality of the world of women that the author has encountered in regions of the Earth considered geographically extreme. Women and places on the margins. In the desert depression of Ethiopia's Danakil Desert, on the inaccessible island of Socotra (Yemen), on the remote highlands of Western Mongolia, on the borders of Siberia. The aim of the project is to bear witness to the cohesion of the world of women, to a tacit "social pact": that exists between all women, which underlies the solid foundations of these unknown or forgotten societies. A message with which to continue a reflection on the condition of women, on the inequality and disruptions that still make it difficult for women to assert themselves socially not only in extreme societies but also in societies of widespread prosperity.
Caterina Borgato (Mirano, Venice) lives with passion and for her passions. Sharing the knowledge of humanity and the beauty of the world is her work. Since 2004 she has been a long-haul guide, "expert on tour" for the KEL12 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPEDITIONS. Her many experiences in "extreme lands" have brought her closer to the reality of women's lives on the edge, which she then felt the need to understand and document with care and sensitivity. Caterina was welcomed into the most intimate, family domestic spaces. In her images and stories there is the awareness that encounters and human relationships are the only possible way to overcome all forms of stereotypes and mental barriers. A testimony to the courage and infinite strength of women can be found in the project, as well as personal moments and emotions. Caterina takes photographs principally to nourish, enrich and complete her work and her life with the rhythm of words, but also to narrate. As she herself states: "The whole universe is contained in the extraordinary and overwhelming interweaving of image and text, a sensual and synergistic dance of detail and words."
