Sattva Giacosa

This project aims to make visible the reality of migrants from disadvantaged backgrounds who, once outside their home country, provide essential support to their families. It highlights the contradictions of the West, where migrants are criminalized and discriminated against while being exploited as cheap labor. The project also aims to expose the reality of the business behind money transfer companies such as Western Union and other banks and currency agencies. A reality that is often hidden even within the realm of alternative and autonomous groups.

Sattva Giacosa is a Venezuelan artist living in Vienna and Barcelona. She is a self-taught photographer and is currently studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Born and raised in Venezuela, she moved to Europe in 2000. Throughout her life she has been active in various autonomous movements from Latin America and Europe. Her work is political and personal and revolves around autobiographical experiences as a migrant, focusing on the body, feminism, sexuality and nature, and is composed of a combination of analog photography, writing, collage and performance.