Is an American photographer. Her work was exhibited in international photography festivals such as the Athens Photo Festival at the Benaki Museum in Athens, Greece; and Cortona on the Move, in Cortona, Italy, as well as appearing in a biennial at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC, USA, and at GuatePhoto International Photography Festival in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Her work is in collection institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art Library in New York, Whitney Museum of American Art Library, Smithsonian American Art Museum Library, the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago and the Nelson Atkins Museum for Art in Kansas City. A photobook of her work with artist Antone Dolezal, Devil’s Promenade, was published by Overlapse Books in 2021. A second photobook, Desire Lines, was published by Overlapse Books in 2023. Lara’s photographs appear in publications such as The New Yorker Magazine, Harper’s Magazine, British Journal of Photography, Atlantic Monthly, Vice, and NPR.
He is a British documentary photographer of Indian origin, born in 1971 in London. His work explores memory, identity, and the sense of belonging through both documentary and staged imagery. In 2000, he won the prestigious World Press Photo award and has received international recognition for projects carried out in India, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In 2015, he published Lost in the Wilderness, a book focused on the Sioux reservations, described by critic Sean O’Hagan as one of the best photobooks of the year. In 2022, he released Memoire Temporelle, a project set in Bombay that reflects on memory, nostalgia, and the notion of home. His work has been exhibited in leading galleries and institutions internationally.
He is an artist, photographer, and professor based between Hamburg and Berlin. His practice focuses on socio-economic and political themes, combining photography, video collage, and installations through a research-driven and subjectively narrative approach. He has worked in numerous countries, including Iraq, Ukraine, Syria, Nigeria, China, and India. Holding a Master’s degree in Photography, he has received international awards such as the World Photography Award and the International Photography Award, and has been nominated for the Prix Pictet and the Leica Oskar Barnack Prize. A member of the German Photographic Academy since 2016, he founded the “Format” photography lab in Hamburg. Since 2024, he has been a professor of artistic photography at the University of Arts in Darmstadt.
She lives and works in Melbourne, on the land of the Bunurong/Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nations. Her practice explores the relationship between humans and the more-than-human world, using photography in unconventional ways. She published the monograph Extraordinary Experiences (2022), named Australian Photobook of the Year, followed by Beware of People Who Dislike Cats (2023) and Phenomena (2023). Her work has been awarded and exhibited internationally and featured in publications such as The New York Times, The Guardian, and Art and Australia. She teaches photography at Swinburne University and is currently completing a PhD on the colonial representation of the kangaroo.
Is a Spanish artist and photographer currently based in Germany, whose evocative work delves into the intricacies of motherhood, identity, and belonging. Her photographic journey began during the COVID-19 pandemic, a period marked by profound personal transformation and displacement. As a new mother and migrant, Isa turned to photography as a therapeutic outlet, capturing the intimate, fleeting moments of everyday life. Her series Birthmark explores the deep emotional landscapes of early motherhood, intertwining themes of nostalgia, magic, and the search for home. Isa’s work is characterized by its raw honesty and tender portrayal of the maternal experience, offering a unique perspective that challenges traditional representations. Through her lens, Isa Rus creates a visual narrative that is both deeply personal and universally relatable, inviting viewers to connect with the beauty and complexity of the human condition.
She is a French photographer based in Paris and the recipient of major awards such as the Leica Oscar Barnack Award, the World Press Photo, and the Prix Niépce. She has received several commissions from the French Ministry of Culture and has exhibited in museums and galleries internationally. Her works are held in prestigious public and private collections. She has published seven monographs, including Peuples de Sibérie and Amour. Positioned between reality and fiction, her work explores themes such as memory, adolescence, and travel. She is represented by the In Camera gallery and is a member of the Vu agency.
From September 10 to 16, 2025, Rifugio Digitale presents Homecoming Open Walls, an event organized as part of the Estate Fiorentina 2025 festival – within the framework of the National Programme PN METRO PLUS and CITTÀ MEDIE SUD 2021–2027, and realized in collaboration with Forma Edizioni. Homecoming Open Walls expands beyond the traditional boundaries of the gallery to inhabit the public space, transforming the city into a true open-air exhibition. The event unfolds in two parts: inside Rifugio Digitale, a daily focus will spotlight each of the artists featured in the project; outside, the façades of Fornace Suite will host… immersive outdoor video mapping installation designed to strengthen public engagement and foster a sense of urban belonging through public art.
Featured photographers include: Lara Shipley (USA); Paolo Raeli (ITA); Kalpesh Lathigra (UK); Robin Hinsch (DE); Morganna Magee (AUS); Isa Rus (ES); Claudine Doury (FR).
The Homecoming photography cycle – conceived by Irene Alison and curated with Paolo Cagnacci – is a visual exploration of the idea of return, and of “home” as an emotional space, a memory, an absence, or a mobile root. Launched in 2023–2024 with a series of exhibitions at Rifugio Digitale, the project navigates contemporary tensions—fluid identities, forced migrations, and the longing for belonging—through diverse artistic perspectives and personal narratives.
With Homecoming Open Walls, these images are reactivated through immersive technologies such as audiovisual mapping and 3D graphics, creating installations that merge art, architecture, and collective experience. This is not merely an act of display: it is a political and poetic gesture that broadens access to art, fosters social dialogue, and strengthens community ties. Within this reimagined urban landscape, Homecoming becomes a living, collective story that invites us to reflect on what it truly means to “return home”—and where, today, that home might be found.
