25 November • 7 PM
Milorad Bata Mihailović Gallery • Žarka Zrenjanina 1, Pančevo
The exhibition Exodus presents a powerful visual study of migration routes across Latin America, revealing the extremely harsh conditions and daily struggles of migrants in search of a better life. Since 2018, the author, Nicolò Filippo Rosso, has followed migration routes from Venezuela through Colombia and Central America to Mexico and the border with the United States, documenting the deep consequences of economic crises, violence, and political corruption that are tearing apart societies across the continent.
In 2023, when migration flows from South and Central America toward the north became massive, Rosso joined groups of migrants on their arduous journey through Mexico. He traveled with them across the Chihuahua Desert atop the infamous freight train La Bestia, whose route stretches all the way to the U.S. border.
Rosso’s photographs focus on those who are most vulnerable — people who are born, grow up, and die while in movement. His work bears witness to hope, loss, and uncertainty; to individuals who must confront gangs and guerrilla groups in order to find a place they can call home. The series examines the socioeconomic and political factors driving waves of forced displacement and existential insecurity across Latin America. At the same time, Exodus offers intimate portraits of individuals and families facing harsh conditions, their trajectories fragmented by unjust distributions of power.
The Exodus series stands as a visual document preserving the shared fate of countless people.
About the Artist
Nicolò Filippo Rosso (1985, Italy) is a documentary photographer living and working in Latin America. He graduated in literature from the University of Turin before dedicating himself fully to photography. Since 2018, Rosso has been working on Exodus, documenting migration crises throughout Latin America. His second major project, Forgotten in Dust, explores the ecological and social consequences of desertification and coal exploitation, with a particular focus on the living conditions of the Indigenous Wayuu communities in Colombia’s La Guajira region.
He is the recipient of numerous awards. In 2021, he received the prestigious W. Eugene Smith Memorial Award for humanistic photography, and in 2024 the Alexia Award. He has also been awarded by World Press Photo, received two Getty Editorial Grants, six recognitions from Pictures of the Year International (including the 2024 World Understanding Award), as well as four Best of Photojournalism (NPPA) awards. Rosso regularly collaborates with prominent media outlets such as Bloomberg News, TIME, Stern, and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). He teaches photography and journalism at universities across South America, Europe, and the United States.
