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Often depicted in classical paintings bearing her two breasts on a platter, Saint Agatha - surprisingly little-known in France - reigns supreme in Sicily as a symbol of feminine resistance. The patron saint of Catania, she offers a bulwark against the wrath of Mount Etna. Her courage and inner strength resound in the heart of every local inhabitant. Fervently revered since her death in 251 AD, she is celebrated every year with a three-day festival, running from February 3rd to 5th. Her personality and social representation formed the springboards for our photo exhibition at the Jean-Honoré Fragonard museum in Grasse. The exhibition #SIAMO AGATA (Italian for "We are Agatha") offers a multitude of interpretations and reinterpretations intended to spark reflection. In this new exploration of the cultic and cultural aspects of their Saint Agatha, Sicilian photographers have chosen to emphasize the political face of a resistance fighter with a singular destiny.
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