The photo exhibit, Out of frame – Rethinking the visual narratives of migrations in Europe is part of  “Bridges: Assessing the production and impact of migration narratives”, a project that examines the causes and consequences of migration narratives in a context of rising politicisation about and ideological polarisation.  Focused on six European countries – France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain and Great Britain – Bridges adopts an interdisciplinary, co- produced approach developed by a heterogenous twelve-partner consortium made up of universities, think tanks, research centres, cultural associations and civil societies. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme

As a visual project, Out of frame examines the representation of migratory phenomena in Europe through seven photographic works, a wall installation that depicts the chronology of the main media reports, and a selection of the most representative publications of migratory events that occurred in the six countries examined in the years from 2015 to 2022. 

The exhibit presents the works of six artists who have examined contemporary migratory phenomena placing the focus of their photographic projects on migrants as their subject. Miia Autio, Felipe Romero Beltran, Samuel Gratacap, Alessio Mamo, Alisa Martinova, and Aubrey Wade are well-known and respected for their professional commitment and have published their works in important international publications. Each of them has distinguished their work through the choice of their subjects and a personal and specific visual language. 

 What characterises and connects the vision and the projects of these photographers is the necessity to raise awareness and understanding of the migrants’ conditions and to present them as a subject that acts in a stratified and often adverse context that can be reversed to become positive and integrating. By presenting projects that investigate the theme of migration with different linguistic and photographic approaches, the exhibit aims to stimulate the viewer to reflect on the role that photography plays as an important tool in understanding reality.