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Jazz:Re:Found Festival: Shot by Chiara Beretta

7/8/2019

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"Mosquitoes, lots of mosquitoes. The burning heat of the sun on stage making the artists and me sweat. I try to capture some expression that does not seem exhausted. These are the only negative aspects that come to mind when I think about what this year's JazzReFound Festival has been. I discovered JRF very late, as the fesitval has existed for 11 years. It was born as a project for the diffusion of avant-garde musicians and embodies the recent processes of integration between various musical genres. Such as; Jazz, electronic, acoustic, laptop music, rock, electro pop, rhythms or grooves with black and psychedelic facets (influences). Inspired by festivals such as Sonar (Spain), Jazz Montreux (France), Big Chill (England), or North Sea Jazz (Holland). The Italian festival enriches the wide range of music with initiatives that highlight the territory and its culture. In short, an event not to be missed if you are in Northern Italy in June. As soon as I discovered this year's line-up, I sent a hopeful email to the communication team asking if I could be accredited as a photographer. It was hard to infiltrate the production without knowing anyone, but so much so. I did it, brazenly. I'm reluctant to make requests, to invade spaces and this, inevitably, penalizes me. This time, however, it was different, I was able to walk on stage, talk to artists, shoot freely from close up, without ladders, without limitations of time and space. I was able to cut loose with my Nikon D700. A lot of desire to take home some wicked shots. Needless to say, it felt great! I think the big concerts, in those giant stadiums, with more than 300,000 screaming fans bring on such a wave of adrenalin – the sheer size of it all. They’re moments to be remembered forever, sure. Then there are those intimate concerts - acoustic or not, surrounded by nature. It's sounds, immersed in the twilight that makes a small village, a UNESCO world heritage site, shimmer. It these concerts, these experiences, that enrich your soul. The JRF does just this. There’s a woeful melancholy when it ends, but at the same time you’re beaming and ecstatic because you know that next Summer, you’ll get to do it all over, and it will be even better. To the question "what was your favorite show?" I already know what to say: Chassol, French composer and musician, inventor of the 'Ultrascore', that kind of music you have to dig for. Listen, see up close, photograph. Three reasons that allowed me to live a unique experience in its intensity. If like me you have two passions, music and photography, this can be the most beautiful work in the world - Chiara

CHASSOL


​DJ GRUFF & PETRELLA


I HATE MY VILLAGE


KAOS


​KOKOROKO


Meute


​RODIGAN


​TOMMASO CAPPELLATO


​TONY ESPOSITO


​YUSSEF DAYES


Chiara Beretta was born in 1994 in the norther periphery of Milan where she grew up and still lives today. She was exposed to photography at a young age, thanks to her mother who is also a photographer. Through social engagement she was drawn into the world of photography and photojournalism. She has perused and completed a degree in Restauration of Cultural Heritage at the Academy of Fine Arts at Como.
She has collaborated with the anthropologist Andrea Staid and Agenzia X, which has published some of her early work related to the city of Milan's immigration and labor. Recently, she has cultivated a more intimate relationship with photography and her muse is a videomaker.
Her principle model and companion with whom she has also collaborated with on several video projects. Despite being completely self-taught, she has forged a path for herself in the world of photography by working as an assistant in a still-life photography studio. She occasionally dabbles in live performance photography. Currently she is working on a personal project inspired by her family in Sardinia which will be released in 2020.

Her images are carefully studied and impactful, they melt the space between melancholia and introspection, sexuality and delicacy.

IG: @chiarevolezza
Facebook: @ChiaraBeretta 
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