Franco Zecchin
photographer
Franco Zecchin is an Italian photographer born in Milan in 1953. He moved to Palermo in 1975, where he became a professional photographer documenting the Mafia, political corruption, and social conditions in Sicily. In 1977, alongside Letizia Battaglia, he co-founded a Cultural Centre for Photography. He was also among the founders of the Documentation Center against the Mafia 'G. Impastato' in 1980. Zecchin became a nominated member of the Magnum agency in 1988. His work is internationally recognized for its documentation of Sicily between 1975 and 1993, and he later conducted extensive research on nomadism globally from 1990 to 1995. He currently lives and works in Marseille, France.[1]
Themes
- Mafia
- Sicily
- Nomadism
- Social conditions
Books
Works by Franco Zecchin
- Chroniques siciliennes 1989 · Centre National Photographie · book · French ISBN 2867540534 Co-authored with Letizia Battaglia.
- Continente Sicilia 2019 · Postcart · book
- Nomades 1998 · Editions de la Martinière · book
- Dovere di Cronaca – The duty to report 2006 · Peliti Associati · book With L. Battaglia.
Exhibitions
- 2025 Life in Sicily Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht solo
- 2024 Abitare il silenzio – Inhabiting Silence Università di Bologna solo
- 2024 Narrazioni Nomadi – In Sicilia e aAltrove Centro Italiano della Fotografia d’Autore, Bibbiena solo
- 2023 Continent Sicile Festival Photo Marseille, Marseille solo
- 2023 Letizia Festival Fotografico Europeo, Busto Arsizio solo
- 2023 Avanti!’ la Battaglia Continua LANGart, Amsterdam solo
- 2023 Palermo Mon Amour Fondazione Merz, Torino solo
- 2021 Les Îles du milieu L’Arsenal, Musée de Bastia, Bastia solo
- 2019 Continente Sicilia Centro Internazionale di Fotografia, Palermo solo
- 2019 Photographier le silence. Enquête visuelle sur un espace monastique Centre de la Vieille Charité, Marseille solo
- 2018 La condizione umana. Oltre l’istituzione totale Palazzo Ajutamicristo, Palerme solo
- 2015 Silesia Foto Art Festival, Bielsko-Biała solo
- 2013 Antimafia Musée de l’Arsenal, Métz solo
- 2013 Le Noir et le Bleu, un rêve méditerranéen MuCEM, Marseille solo
- 2012 Giovanni Falcone – An Italian Hero Embassy of Italy, Washington, DC solo
- 2011 Les 30 ans du New York Times Magazine Rencontres d’Arles solo
- 2007 Les Nomades de la Mer Festival International de la Photo de Mer, Vannes solo
- 2006 The Duty to Report Festival International di Roma, Rome group
- 2005 Cavalieri della Mongolia Festival International, Roma solo
- 2004 Crime and Corruption : Sicilian Chronicles Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney solo
- 2002 Mafiosi inginocchiatevi ! Festival International Photosynkyria, Thessalonique solo
- 2001 La Sicile en révolte Centre Andaluz de la Fotografia, Almeria solo
- 2000 Je bouge donc je suis Festival International de Biarritz solo
- 1999 Nomades Festival Chroniques Nomades, Honfleur solo
- 1999 Le monde et l’éphémère Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie d’Arles solo
- 1997 Kid Size Vitra Design Museum, Rotterdam solo
- 1995 La Sicile noire et blanche Centre Méditerranéen de la Photographie, Bastia solo
- 1995 The Dead National Museum of Photography, Bradford solo
- 1995 Un secolo di ritratto Biennale of Venice solo
- 1993 Immagini Italiane Coll. Guggenheim, Venice solo
- 1993 Sicile Mai de la Photo, Reims solo
- 1993 Pollution and public health in the Katowice region Katowice Museum, Poland solo
- 1990 Italian Photography FotoFest, Houston solo
- 1988 Palermo Centro Storico solo
- 1986 Sicily and the Mafia International Museum of Photography, Rochester solo
- 1986 Nomades Galerie Camera Obscura, Paris solo
Awards
- 1987 New York Times Award
- 1988 International Award of Journalism
- 2000 Humanity photo Award
References
- Franco Zecchin - BioEnglish link