Pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, growth regulators, biostimulants. They cannot fail to have consequences on those who use them, on who manipulate them every day. And on the following generations. Devastated hands, congenital malformations, wrinkled skin. Only to see the visible, but inside the wounds are they also deeper.
To grasp them all was and is Pablo PiovanoArgentine photographer: in his images there are distressing stories of a power that goes even beyond words. Shots that shake and open their eyes to a reality that too often remains invisible. Or that we seem light years away from us.
In The Human Costhis goal has settled on Rural communities of South Americaaffected by the devastating effects of the agrochemicalsand returns dignity and voice to those who are ignored by the mainstream media.
Piovano does not only photograph the pain, but also the resistence. His work is imbued with a deep ethics, the story of which is often accompanied by the memory of the meeting with Fabián Tomasiformer agricultural worker and symbol of the fight against pesticides. Tomasi, consumed by the toxic substances with which he had worked for years, has transformed his suffering into an incessant complaint until the end of his life.
His words and courage still echo today thanks to the images of Piovano, who is not limited to documenting, but witness a battle of justice and awareness.
In short, the images of Piovano reveal the dark side of the widespread use of glyphosate, a substance that the World Health Organization has classified as “probably carcinogenic“For man.
Argentina, today among the major world manufacturers of GMO cropsis paying a very high price. In recent years, cases of childhood tumors have increased alarming way, accompanied by a surge of spontaneous abortions and neonatal malformations. In the rural communities exposed to the irritation of pesticides, there are increasing cases of skin diseases, neurological disorders and cognitive disabilities.
Yet, in the face of this silent emergency, the world continues to turn to the other side. Piovano’s photographs are not just shots: they are a cry of complaint. In Argentina, the indiscriminate use of chemicals in agriculture is putting the life of entire generations at risk, especially that of the little ones.
Here you will find all the shots of Piovano.
