For more than a year I worked in Venice as Project Director of Homo Faber in Città 2024.
I photographed, interviewed, met and wrote about the vibrant community of craftspeople in Venice, Murano, Burano.
Here you find a selection of portraits I made on this occasion. To discover more about Homo Faber in Città: https://2024.homofaber.com/in-citta

Homo Faber is a unique experience combining exhibitions to events, talks and live artisans’ demonstrations, organized by Michelangelo Foundation for creativity and craftsmanship in partnership with Fondazione Giorgio Cini. A unique international event dedicated to fine craft presenting a selection of the most important artisans working nowadays worldwide. Homo Faber is a meeting point for experts and craftspeople coming to Venice to see the show, meet and discover Venetian artisans and local craft. Signed by Luca Guadagnino and Nicolò Rosmarini as artistic directors, in 2024 Homo Faber arrived at the third edition. To discover more about Homo Faber 2024: The Journey of Life https://2024.homofaber.com/

Besides the immersive exhibitions staged across the spaces of Fondazione Giorgio Cini, the public could also explore a selection of artisanal addresses across Venice and visit the city in a new way with the Homo Faber in Città programme. As Project Director of Homo Faber in Città, I was in charge of coordinating the 70 workshops participating, creating contents for the Homo Faber Guide App and preparing the press material. I accompanied experts to meet the artisans and help creating new opportunities for them. This experience allowed me to penetrate into the Venetian craft community, including Murano and Burano. During the entire month of September, Homo Faber in Città also organized 21 events to put on value and share with the public the life and stories of artisans in special locations around Venice including the cultural space of Fondaco dei Tedeschi and Fondazione Querini Stampalia. Homo Faber in Città collaborated with The Venice Glass Week to show master artisans at work in Murano glass workshops and factories.

All photos: © Michelangelo Foundation / Susanna Pozzoli, 2024