PUGLIA — Bear Cieri

BEAR CIERI

02. PUGLIA OLIVE TREE

DATE: 10/2023 - Continuing
MEDIUM: Digital

Farmers in the Puglia region of Italy have grown and harvested olives for thousands of years. Originally planted by the Romans, these ancient olive groves illustrate the fundamental and symbiotic connetion between human and the environment. They also represent the Italian appreciation for antiquity and its conflict with modernity through the practice of monoculture. Since 2013, nearly one third of 50-60 million trees in the region have been infected with a bacteria called Xylella Fastidiosa. Some blame the lack of biodiversity inherent to today’s agricultural techniques. This body of work serves a document to the existence and beauty of these trees.

01 BARRE GRANITE CITY

An ongoing body of work about the small town of Barre, Vermont.

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02 PUGLIA TREES

Portraits of ancient olive trees in the Puglia region of Italy.

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03 QUARRY SURVEY

An exploration of the ever-changing lanscapes exposed through the quarrying process.

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04 SARATOGA RACE TRACK
Documentary work looking at the inner workings of the Saratoga Race Track in Saratoga, NY.

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05 INTERVALE
A Covid project exploring Burlington’s community agriculture and food sustainability hub.

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06 A GARDEN OF LOVE
Images gathered from within the confines of my 8’x12’ kitchen.

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07 Route 22
Exploring the longest north-south highway in New York State.

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