Ostuni Foto Festival – Garibaldi Gallery
June 18 – July 26, 2026
The exhibition Postcards: Images and Whispers at Garibaldi Gallery draws its inspiration from the form of the postcard: an object where image and word coexist. The exhibition functions as a collective portrait of contemporary sensitivity, exploring how people speak of absence, love, memory, and the need to share moments. The curatorial approach preserves the variety and the diverse relationships that develop between the image and the message, allowing for the emergence of the multiple ways in which creators choose to address a recipient. The “postcard” is treated less as an aesthetic object and more as a trace of a human gesture of communication. These messages are addressed to loved ones, absent or present, or even to imaginary recipients—frequently even to the self. Some are deeply personal; others resemble small literary gestures, while some carry an element of the fantastic or the paradoxical.
Curated by Eleni Mouzakiti.
Photographers: Alina Tamilina, Beatrice Calastrini, Beatriz Deza Trujillo, Carmelita Iezzi, Chiara Gioncardi, Claire Davenport, Dimitra Kitsiou, Emma Wheeler, Ermina Dimitriou, Evi Karagiannidi, Federica Ravaioli, Filianna Karamanli, Ge Rui, Georgia Giannaki, Huclová Alžběta, Huiling Chen, Ida di Pasquale, Ioanna Theoharopoulou, Jenny Lykourezou, Jin Xiaofan, Jo Birdsell, Judith Hornbogen, Julia Murakami, Kasama Satayahurak, Katerina Kalogeraki, Katerina Papadimitriou, Katie McCraw, Kristina Gaisina, Linda Sier, Lorea Morlesin, Louloudia Gredi, Mady Lykeridou, Maria Denise Dessimoz, Maria LuisaCheccucci, Maria Toultsinaki, Mariafrancesca Caputi, Mariia Bezrukova, Markia Liapi, Monika Kozub, Monochromatic Society, Nicole Herrera Roebsteck, Olga Chira, Pavlina Kallitsi, Piyi Wong, Qipo Li, Raquel Trejo, Robin Bolt, Sara Rance, Serra Akcan, Shane Shakata, Tamara Quadrelli, Tonia Violaki, Tutu Guo, Yoanna Walden
The exhibition is realized in collaboration with the Women’s Photo Festival. The exhibition in Ostuni will present a curated selection from the original exhibition in Athens, offering a more intimate constellation of images and correspondences while preserving the spirit and conceptual framework of the larger project. For its presentation in Ostuni, the works were selected by the Ostuni Photo Festival team.
Ostuni Foto Festival (OFF) is an international photography festival presented by the Lucie Foundation, a global organization dedicated to honoring photographic excellence and supporting visual storytelling worldwide.
Ostuni Foto Festival
Garibaldi Gallery
141 Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi
72017 Ostuni BR, Italy
Exhibition June 18 – July 26, 2026
Opening weekend (June 18–21): 1:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Regular hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. | Sunday, 10:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m.